U21 World League

Anfield Road
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Fúria Futebol Clube's Luís Gustavo Carvalho started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the game, Oskar Kihlberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Reds's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fúria Futebol Clube the free kick. After a rather tough play, The Reds's Oskar Kihlberg got a free kick in the 5th minute. The supporters of The Reds booed when Fúria Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank Campidelis didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to The Reds getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Viggo Carlsson hit a great ball. Pontus Lundström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Frank Campidelis went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Juninho Paranaense kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sven-Erik Ekgren got free with Júlio Porto in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luís Gustavo Carvalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jens-Ove Tidén scored 1-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Júlio Porto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, The Reds's Viggo Carlsson got a free kick in the 31st minute. Pontus Lundström came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Fúria Futebol Clube's Luís Gustavo Carvalho. But to his dismay, Luís Gustavo Carvalho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Oskar Kihlberg was shown his second yellow card after 40 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 41st match minute, The Reds was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oskar Kihlberg to maneuver through the defense. Jens-Ove Tidén's late challenge caught a Fúria Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jens-Ove Tidén helped the player get up and apologised. Jens-Ove Tidén kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. The Reds's Bernt Nässén quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Gil Tróia, made in the 46th minute of the game. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sven-Erik Ekgren to make the kick off. Jens-Ove Tidén succeeded in the game's 53rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-2. When The Reds's Sven-Erik Ekgren in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fúria Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Fúria Futebol Clube booed when The Reds was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henry Magnusson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Gustavo Carvalho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Pontus Lundström made a huge save. Luís Gustavo Carvalho hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Stig-Arne Isaksson hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. The Fúria Futebol Clube fans' excitement grew in the 69th match minute when Fúria Futebol Clube's Luís Gustavo Carvalho looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Pontus Lundström was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Frank Campidelis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 80 minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Fúria Futebol Clube eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.