U18 World League

Arena Limoeirense
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jochen De Muysere made the kick off which started today's match. Constantijn Bracke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Correia in the 14th minute of play. Cafu Nóbrega could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Constantijn Bracke made a huge save. Constantijn Bracke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cafu Nóbrega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Constantijn Bracke stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cafu Nóbrega's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Mattias Valckeners hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 30th match minute, Minion Mim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mattias Valckeners to maneuver through the defense. Ricardo Carneiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter De Boeck, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Nicolas Cardoso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lino Correia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Constantijn Bracke having to interfere. Constantijn Bracke came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Limoeiro-PE FC's Lino Correia. But to his dismay, Lino Correia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 46th minute, Cafu Nóbrega made a precise shot to the right of Constantijn Bracke. Minion Mim's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lino Correia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Constantijn Bracke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cafu Nóbrega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Limoeiro-PE FC's Ricardo Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jochen De Muysere in the 61st minute of play. Ricardo Carneiro was a little too slow when Jochen De Muysere got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 61st minute. The score was now 3-1. The supporters of Minion Mim booed when Limoeiro-PE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Betinho Leme didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jochen De Muysere's late challenge caught a Limoeiro-PE FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jochen De Muysere helped the player get up and apologised. In the 65th match minute, Minion Mim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jochen De Muysere to maneuver through the defense. Constantijn Bracke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Correia in the 69th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Laurent Rouckeloos during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 71 played minutes Minion Mim got a freekick which was hit by Laurent Rouckeloos. Constantijn Bracke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Cardoso in the 79th minute of play. Minion Mim's Constantijn Bracke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cafu Nóbrega in the 80th minute of play. During the 84th minute of the match Laurent Rouckeloos completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Laurent Rouckeloos a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 84 played minutes Minion Mim got a freekick which was hit by Laurent Rouckeloos. Constantijn Bracke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Cafu Nóbrega fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Constantijn Bracke having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Minion Mim's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Cardoso came free, but Constantijn Bracke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Constantijn Bracke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cafu Nóbrega in the 95th minute of the match. Minion Mim's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.