U23 World League

Mutange
Spectators: 7731 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Joakim Kullander started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Joakim Kullander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Afonsinho Nunes was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. After 4 played minutes Clube Atletico Alagoano got a freekick which was hit by Luís Brito. If Joakim Kullander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 9th minute Joakim Kullander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afonsinho Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Bearnaise EA's Joakim Kullander in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Clube Atletico Alagoano's goalie prevented a goal. Jonathan Dusett made in the 12th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Guido Python however managed to control. Luiz Guilherme Neves received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kennet Lagerberg came out and tried to block the shot, but Luiz Guilherme Neves slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 15th minute. Afonsinho Nunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joakim Kullander in the 18th minute of play. Joakim Kullander recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 21 minutes into the match, Luiz Guilherme Neves dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kennet Lagerberg, 2-0. After a rather tough play, Bearnaise EA's Rasmus Pedersson got a free kick in the 26th minute. Afonsinho Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joakim Kullander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Otto Alebäck kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Afonsinho Nunes came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Bearnaise EA's Joakim Kullander. But to his dismay, Joakim Kullander quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Luiz Guilherme Neves took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Kennet Lagerberg to make any attempt to save it.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luiz Guilherme Neves stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Clube Atletico Alagoano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gil Sarmento to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Joakim Kullander kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Afonsinho Nunes. That made the score 3-3 in the 53 minute of play. In the 68th minute, Joakim Kullander reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Afonsinho Nunes. The goal made the score 3-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joakim Kullander in the 71st minute of play forced Clube Atletico Alagoano's goalkeeper Afonsinho Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bearnaise EA's Jonathan Dusett quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Diogo Leal, made in the 75th minute of the game. Afonsinho Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joakim Kullander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joakim Kullander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Afonsinho Nunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Joakim Kullander came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Bearnaise EA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joakim Kullander couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Joakim Kullander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Afonsinho Nunes was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Joakim Kullander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonsinho Nunes having to interfere. The Bearnaise EA players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.