U23 World League

Arena Lady Valkyrie
Spectators: 7449 (Terracing: 5588, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luciano Velloso took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Dark Sons of Omar getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Eerik Äijälä hit a great ball. Orlando Barral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mika Luhtio in the 4th minute of play. Orlando Barral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esa Tuomisaari, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 8 minutes into the game, Dark Sons of Omar's Elmo Liimatainen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Orlando Barral made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 13th minute Mika Luhtio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orlando Barral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Dark Sons of Omar's Mika Luhtio in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Barbie Doll United U23's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 17 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Mika Luhtio sped through Barbie Doll United U23's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Orlando Barral. Carlinhos Maciel might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jesse Tallqvist. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlinhos Maciel ran back to his position shaking his head. 21 minutes into the game, Viljo Lehto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dark Sons of Omar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Barbie Doll United U23 the free kick. Viljo Lehto kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Elmo Liimatainen kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Luciano Velloso notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Dark Sons of Omar's Jesse Tallqvist. Jesse Tallqvist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mika Luhtio hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Orlando Barral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mika Luhtio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Orlando Barral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elmo Liimatainen, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Orlando Barral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elmo Liimatainen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jesse Tallqvist was a little too slow when Pedrão Arce got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 38th minute. The score was now 2-2. Mika Luhtio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Orlando Barral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Elmo Liimatainen to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldemar de Godoi in the 51st minute of play forced Dark Sons of Omar's goalkeeper Jesse Tallqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dark Sons of Omar's Vilhelm Saarinen shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 53rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Orlando Barral but with some difficulty. After a rather tough play, Dark Sons of Omar's Elmo Liimatainen got a free kick in the 62nd minute. When Luciano Velloso came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Barbie Doll United U23 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 Luciano Velloso couldn't finish the play. 65 minutes into the game, Barbie Doll United U23's Pedrão Arce nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jesse Tallqvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. Esa Tuomisaari blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Orlando Barral having to make a save. 73 minutes into the game, Carlinhos Maciel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-2. Jesse Tallqvist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mika Luhtio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orlando Barral having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Velloso in the 91st minute of play forced Dark Sons of Omar's goalkeeper Jesse Tallqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luciano Velloso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jesse Tallqvist having to interfere. 94 minutes into the game, Esa Tuomisaari was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dark Sons of Omar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Barbie Doll United U23 the free kick. The supporters of Barbie Doll United U23 booed when Dark Sons of Omar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esa Tuomisaari didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Mika Luhtio could shoot a difficult shot in the 96th minute, which Orlando Barral however easily saved by the left post. 98 minutes into the match, Dark Sons of Omar's Elmo Liimatainen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Orlando Barral narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Barbie Doll United U23 were victorious despite being under pressure from Dark Sons of Omar for much of the match.