U21 World League

Laranjeiras
Spectators: 7591 (Terracing: 5694, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gabriel Björnberg got the match started through his kick off. Arnaldo Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gert Jansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnaldo Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Björnberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Arnaldo Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gert Jansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Beetlejuice's Nestor Nunes got control of the ball when Tiago Gabriel de Lara tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 16th minute, Gert Jansson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnaldo Toledo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 19 minutes into the match, Beetlejuice's goalkeeper Nestor Nunes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jânio Vaz. Fluminense Football Club's Arnaldo Toledo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Björnberg in the 23rd minute of play. The supporters of Fluminense Football Club booed when Beetlejuice was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gert Jansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nestor Nunes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gil Maciel in the 28th minute. In the 29th match minute, Fluminense Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gualter Silveira to maneuver through the defense. 34 minutes into the match, Beetlejuice's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Lucas came free, but Nestor Nunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th match minute, Fluminense Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by César Ceresso to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute of the match Rutger Örtendal shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnaldo Toledo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Arnaldo Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stig Matthiessen in the 41st minute of the match. When Tiago Gabriel de Lara fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fluminense Football Club's protests and gave Tiago Gabriel de Lara a yellow card for diving instead. Tiago Gabriel de Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Rutger Örtendal took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 43rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Arnaldo Toledo. Fluminense Football Club's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Fluminense Football Club getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Tarcisio Bittencourt hit a great ball. After having played for 48 minutes, Rutger Örtendal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Beetlejuice's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rutger Örtendal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gil Maciel to make the kick off. When Stig Matthiessen came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Beetlejuice 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 Stig Matthiessen couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Lucas in the 60th minute of play forced Beetlejuice's goalkeeper Nestor Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Beetlejuice's Nestor Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gil Maciel in the 61st minute of play. After 63 played minutes Beetlejuice got a freekick which was hit by Gert Jansson. Gil Maciel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nestor Nunes having to interfere. Fluminense Football Club's Frédson Amaral was substituted for Zeca Alagoano. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gil Maciel in the 71st minute of play forced Beetlejuice's goalkeeper Nestor Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 79 minutes into the game, Beetlejuice's Stig Matthiessen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnaldo Toledo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. The audience was convinced that Gabriel Björnberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnaldo Toledo was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Oskar Haraldsson in the 88th minute of play forced Fluminense Football Club's goalkeeper Arnaldo Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute, Arlindo Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fluminense Football Club's Arnaldo Toledo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Fluminense Football Club from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Fluminense Football Club's Arnaldo Toledo got control of the ball when Gert Jansson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Beetlejuice's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.