U23 World League

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Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Berto Guinea started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juvenal Semedo during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Juvenal Semedo hit a great ball. Tarcísio Lucena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustav Månsson in the 5th minute of the match. Leopard Brööö's Karl Österberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berto Guinea in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th minute Nils-Åke Ivarsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tarcísio Lucena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's Tarcísio Lucena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustav Månsson in the 17th minute of play. Ingvar Hedlund hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Juvenal Semedo got free with Karl Österberg in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 24 played minutes Leopard Brööö got a freekick which was hit by Nils-Åke Ivarsson. Karl Österberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Berto Guinea's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. After having played for 29 minutes, Dário Lopes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dário Lopes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 32 minutes into the game, VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's Juvenal Semedo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Karl Österberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 39th match minute, Leopard Brööö was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Kaxe to maneuver through the defense. Leopard Brööö's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nils-Åke Ivarsson in the 43rd minute. Lars Alegren made a great header on Leopard Brööö's corner, it was just that VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's Tarcísio Lucena managed to reach the ball for a save. When Leopard Brööö's Nils-Åke Ivarsson in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's goalie prevented a goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nils-Åke Ivarsson made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Nils-Åke Ivarsson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Villiam Klintæus's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tarcísio Lucena was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Leopard Brööö's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nils-Åke Ivarsson in the 55th minute. Leopard Brööö's Nils-Åke Ivarsson was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tarcísio Lucena in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 61 played minutes VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF got a freekick which was hit by Juvenal Semedo. The supporters of VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF booed when Leopard Brööö was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustav Månsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Karl Österberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berto Guinea, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Dário Lopes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 71 minutes into the match, Leopard Brööö's goal looked a bit too open when Berto Guinea came free, but Karl Österberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karl Österberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Berto Guinea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Fragoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl Österberg having to interfere. Abílio Meireles hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After having played for 78 minutes, Villiam Klintæus managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Leopard Brööö's supporters crossed their fingers, but Villiam Klintæus was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 83 minutes into the game, Lúcio Garcez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leopard Brööö the free kick. In the 83rd minute, Lúcio Garcez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Leopard Brööö's Isaac Adelsköld got a free kick in the 88th minute. The VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF fans' excitement grew in the 90th match minute when VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's Berto Guinea 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 92nd minute, Fernando Pereira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes had been played when some careless play by Leopard Brööö's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Juvenal Semedo was slow to take the kick. During this time VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's players had a chance to rest. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF fans cheered their team off the field, for while Leopard Brööö had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.