U21 World League

Bussens Arena
Spectators: 7559 (Terracing: 5670, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Giovani Pirani kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Georg Almqvist got free with Hernani da Rocha in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Georg Almqvists short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Hernani da Rocha to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Gunnar Martinsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giovani Pirani in the 9th minute of play. Hernani da Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Douglas Wall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Harry Andersson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Hernani da Rocha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giovani Pirani in the 18th minute of play forced No Gravity FC's goalkeeper Gunnar Martinsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gunnar Martinsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giovani Pirani in the 21st minute of the match. Christer Bivall blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hernani da Rocha having to make a save. Ulisses Couto took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gunnar Martinsson. Gunnar Martinsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Hernani da Rocha stood somewhat misplaced when Georg Almqvist came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 36 minute. 42 minutes into the match, No Gravity FC's goal looked a bit too open when Elivélton Palmeira came free, but Gunnar Martinsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gunnar Martinsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giovani Pirani in the 46th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Christer Bivall made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Jaime de Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 54th minute, Erik Ström 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. A collision led to No Gravity FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Viktor Forssberg hit a great ball. If Elivélton Palmeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Giovani Pirani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ulisses Coutos short, quick shot in the 79thth minute got Gunnar Martinsson to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Einar Uggla kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, AC Korban's Giovani Pirani sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gunnar Martinsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Durval Garcia got free with Gunnar Martinsson in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the AC Korban players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.