U23 World League

ARENA PANTANAL
Spectators: 7623 (Terracing: 5718, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Karl-Magnus Dalström made the kick off which started today's match. Bo-Erik Billberg kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, TAQUARI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Magnus Dalström came free, but Geovanni Vides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 14 minutes, Karl-Magnus Dalström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zero Hedge's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karl-Magnus Dalström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of TAQUARI FC booed when Zero Hedge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joacim Björk didn't get a good kick on the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Zero Hedge's goalkeeper Stefan Arenius had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Fabiano Clemente. The supporters of TAQUARI FC booed when Zero Hedge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl-Magnus Dalström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geovanni Vides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Magnus Dalström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by TAQUARI FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joacim Björk was slow to take the kick. During this time Zero Hedge's players had a chance to rest. Joacim Björk made a great header on Zero Hedge's corner, it was just that TAQUARI FC's Geovanni Vides managed to reach the ball for a save. Per-Arne Broberg's late challenge caught a TAQUARI FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Per-Arne Broberg helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of TAQUARI FC booed when Zero Hedge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Per-Arne Broberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd minute, Bertil Berg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zero Hedge fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Gabi Gol made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes, Isak Örtendal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zero Hedge and the TAQUARI FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Zero Hedge getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Isak Örtendal hit a great ball. In the 53rd minute of the match Adalberto Damião shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Stefan Arenius showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Geovanni Vides was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Karl-Magnus Dalström showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 55 minute of play. Zero Hedge's Åke Jansson was substituted for Karl-Magnus Dalström. Zero Hedge's Stefan Arenius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philipp Lahn in the 61st minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Zero Hedge's Åke Jansson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Geovanni Vides narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Stefan Arenius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Fabiano Clemente, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Stefan Arenius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fabiano Clemente in the 72nd minute of the match. Stefan Arenius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Fabiano Clemente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Eduardo Teixeira in the 80th minute of play forced Zero Hedge's goalkeeper Stefan Arenius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Åke Jansson kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Geovanni Vides. That made the score 0-3 in the 82 minute of play. Geovanni Vides was out of position in the 86 minute of play, and Åke Jansson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Åke Jansson really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. 89 minutes into the game, Joacim Björk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zero Hedge's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TAQUARI FC the free kick. Joacim Björk kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Stefan Arenius came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by TAQUARI FC's Luís Fabiano Clemente. But to his dismay, Luís Fabiano Clemente quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. 95 minutes into the game, Bertil Berg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zero Hedge's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TAQUARI FC the free kick. In the 96th minute, Bertil Berg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Zero Hedge supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Zero Hedge would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.