Brazil defeats Umeå

Umeå IK - Brazil 1 - 2 (0-1)
Umeå: Carola Söberg - Anna Paulson, Karolina Westberg, Emma Berglund, Maria Bergkvist - Hanna Ljungberg (46 Emelie Konradsson), Lisa Dahlqvist, Elaine (46 June Pedersen) - Erika Karlsson (56 Laura Del Rio Garcia), Madeleine Edlund, Marta (46 Ramona Bachmann)
Goals: 0-1 Pretinha (40), 0-2 Pretinha (56), 1-2 Laura del Rio Garcia (62)
Attendance: 6,101
-"A great match and a fantastic crowd", commented Marta after the exhibition match between her club Umeå and her national team Brazil on Thursday night and manager Roland Arnqvist called it "one of the best games we've ever been part of". Coach Jeglertz was particulary pleased with how well the team played in the second half. After handing over Marta and Elaine to the Brazil team at half-time and Hanna Ljungberg resting after 45 minutes that should have pleased national team coach Thomas Dennerby, it was much up to Umeå's youngsters. "Impressive play with a very young team", said Jeglertz.
Umeå's Spanish trialist Laura del Rio Garcia scored Umeå's goal, set up by June Pedersen. This might still not be enough to secure her a contract, if I read the signs right.
SVT:
Marta med och sänkte Umeå, match clip (video), pregame story; Pretinha, Formiga and coach Barcellos talks (video),
Västerbottens Folkblad: Inga mål - men Marta hade roligt ändå, Idag är Ljungberginha snällare mot sig själv
Västerbottenskuriren: Hannas sköna besked inför fotbolls-VM


Some other international news:
Djurgården's Ariane Hingst and Umeå's Ramona Bachmann both played 90 minutes when Germany routed Switzerland 7-0 in a European Championship qualification match Wednesday evening.
UEFA: Garefrekes treble lifts Germany

New Zealand has released their roster for the World Cup. New Zealand team captain Rebecca Smith (Sunnanå) is of course one of those that will go to China.
New Zealand FA: WOMEN'S WORLD CUP SQUAD FULL OF YOUTHFUL EXPERIENCE

Japan's U21 team was Sweden on training camp and played against Bälinge and Djurgården, winning the matches 1-0 and 2-1. Both Bälinge and Djurgården used the opportunity to give valuable international experience to youth and reserve team players.
Upsala Nya Tidning: Unga spelare fick chans mot Japan
Djurgården: Japanskorna vann

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