U23 World League

Arena LUCCA
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Brutal DeLuxe's Tommy Törnblom 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. After having played for 2 minutes, Adelino Domingues managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lucca F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adelino Domingues was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in Brutal DeLuxe fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 5th minute. Penalty! Mattias Gulliksson kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Tarcisio Mattos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tommy Törnblom went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Arne Blixt hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Tarcisio Mattos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tommy Törnblom's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Kevin Kalfhage was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Alessandro Cardoso capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alessandro Cardoso really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Olle Jönsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Tarcisio Mattos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Décio Nóbrega made a kick off. Tarcisio Mattos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olle Jönsson in the 60th minute. Lucca F.C's Tarcisio Mattos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Lucca F.C from getting a goal against them. Tarcisio Mattos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tommy Törnblom showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 62 minute of play. Mattias Gulliksson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Tarcisio Mattos made a huge save. Michel Frisck lost his temper 71 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The supporters of Lucca F.C booed when Brutal DeLuxe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michel Frisck didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Lucca F.C's Zula Kaider tried to score from far away in the 73rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Olle Jönsson got free with Tarcisio Mattos in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 85 minutes into the match, Adelino Domingues had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kevin Kalfhage. Brutal DeLuxe's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adelino Domingues was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Tommy Törnblom fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tarcisio Mattos having to interfere. The supporters of Brutal DeLuxe booed when Lucca F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandik Rramadani didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Helge Öberg in the 94th minute really tested Tarcisio Mattos's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Lucca F.C's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.