U23 World League

Castanhão
Spectators: 8008 (Terracing: 6008, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sven-Ove Finnman got the match started through his kick off. Knut Samuelsson kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. When Stig-Arne Bollström fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Strömsbro IF's protests and gave Stig-Arne Bollström a yellow card for diving instead. After 9 played minutes Strömsbro IF got a freekick which was hit by Stig-Arne Bollström. In the 9th minute of the match Luís Eduardo Gomes shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Magne Stephansson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Magne Stephansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeferson Mandrak in the 13th minute of the match. Célio Pena charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Célio Pena the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Strömsbro IF's Magne Stephansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeferson Mandrak in the 18th minute of play. Stig-Arne Bollström might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fernandão Penha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stig-Arne Bollström ran back to his position shaking his head. Castanheiro SC's Fernandão Penha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig-Arne Bollström in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Richard Martins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fernandão Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Ove Finnman in the 26th minute of the match. Kauan Rezende hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Magne Stephansson made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Cristian Salles sent off a good shot on target. The referee felt a red card was in order, 36 minutes into the game, when Dino das Neves put in a rough tackle. Fernandão Penha had in the 37thth minute some difficulties stopping Sven-Ove Finnman's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Sven-Ove Finnman scored 0-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fernandão Penha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 45th minute, Stig-Arne Bollström ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fernandão Penha was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristian Salles stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Magne Stephansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeferson Mandrak, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig-Arne Bollström in the 54th minute of play forced Castanheiro SC's goalkeeper Fernandão Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Castanheiro SC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Célio Pena hit a great ball. In the 60th match minute, Strömsbro IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kent Åström to maneuver through the defense. Magne Stephansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Salles, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 61st minute, Luís Eduardo Gomes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute Stig-Arne Bollström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernandão Penha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Strömsbro IF booed when Castanheiro SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richard Martins didn't get a good kick on the ball. Strömsbro IF's Billy Biörkquist was substituted for Ingmar Hellkvist. Strömsbro IF's Manfred Björkdahl was substituted for Sven-Ove Finnman. Richard Martins hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. When Nils Broman fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Strömsbro IF's protests and gave Nils Broman a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Strömsbro IF getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Nils Broman hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stig-Arne Bollström got free with Fernandão Penha in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stig-Arne Bollström got free with Fernandão Penha in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Magne Stephansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Salles, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Strömsbro IF's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Salles came free, but Magne Stephansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Magne Stephansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Salles in the 92nd minute of the match. If Stig-Arne Bollström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Strömsbro IF 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.