U23 World League

Castle of Hogwarts
Spectators: 7640 (Terracing: 5731, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) Denílson Lopes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stig-Ove Håkansson having to interfere. 4 minutes into the match, Rene Crescencio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stig-Ove Håkansson. Annedal FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rene Crescencio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The audience was convinced that Rene Crescencio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stig-Ove Håkansson was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Rene Crescencio took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Stig-Ove Håkansson to make any attempt to save it. Cássio Corinth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jörn Offendahl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Annedal FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jörn Offendahl in the 12th minute. 12 minutes into the game, Annedal FC's Bengt-Rune Hegg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cássio Corinth made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After a rather tough play, C.A Gryffindor's Tímon Tei got a free kick in the 16th minute. Stig-Ove Håkansson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Denílson Lopes in the 18th minute. Cássio Corinth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jörn Offendahl, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Cássio Corinth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niklas Norberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cássio Corinth stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Niklas Norberg's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Cássio Corinth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niklas Norberg in the 31st minute of the match. C.A Gryffindor's Cássio Corinth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jörn Offendahl in the 32nd minute of play. After 42 minutes, Rene Crescencio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C.A Gryffindor and the Annedal FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rene Crescencio kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. A collision led to C.A Gryffindor getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Marcelinho Leme hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rene Crescencio in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stig-Ove Håkansson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rene Crescencio was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Annedal FC's goalkeeper Stig-Ove Håkansson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Albert Kilström made in the 54th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by C.A Gryffindor's Bill Bill. In the 55th minute Rene Crescencio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stig-Ove Håkansson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Rene Crescencio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stig-Ove Håkansson was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. In the 65th minute, Fulgencio Chaime hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Annedal FC's Torsten Ahlén was substituted for Niklas Norberg. With a little luck, C.A Gryffindor's Cássio Corinth got control of the ball when Karl-Åke Östensson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 74th minute, Rene Crescencio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.A Gryffindor fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. In the 79thth minute of the game Mauro Oliveira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Annedal FC's Stig-Ove Håkansson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 83rd minute Torsten Ahlén shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cássio Corinth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfred Ödmann hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. After 88 minutes of play, C.A Gryffindor's Mauro Oliveira made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stig-Ove Håkansson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cássio Corinth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bengt Strandberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. C.A Gryffindor's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.