U21 World League

Castanhão
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Mauro Sarmento made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Kickers United's Edgard Raymaekers got a free kick in the 7th minute. Kickers United's Anthonio Van Bets proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Kickers United from getting a goal against them. In the 10th minute Martial Van Mellaert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doni Seco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Doni Seco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robbrecht Jonckers, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Kickers United's goal looked a bit too open when Júnior Alagoano came free, but Anthonio Van Bets reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anthonio Van Bets took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Sarmento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, Ronaldo Pinho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anthonio Van Bets. Kickers United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronaldo Pinho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. With an all-out effort, Castanheiro SC's Anthonio Van Bets threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Basílio Toledo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 28th minute Castanheiro SC were awarded a corner. Telmo da Fonseca went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Castanheiro SC's Telmo da Fonseca to fire away a dangerous shot which Anthonio Van Bets despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Júnior Alagoano in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anthonio Van Bets saved Kickers United from getting behind. Ronaldo Pinho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Anthonio Van Bets made a huge save. Mauro Sarmento's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Anthonio Van Bets firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 33rd match minute, Kickers United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jannic Van Cruchten to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th match minute, Kickers United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jannic Van Cruchten to maneuver through the defense. Anthonio Van Bets took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júnior Alagoano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st match minute, Kickers United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robbrecht Jonckers to maneuver through the defense. In the 42nd minute of the match Marco Bezerra sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anthonio Van Bets skillfully saved the ball. The Castanheiro SC fans' excitement grew in the 43rd match minute when Castanheiro SC's Mauro Sarmento looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After having played for 48 minutes, Telmo da Fonseca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Castanheiro SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Telmo da Fonseca was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

If Mauro Sarmento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 55th minute Mauro Sarmento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anthonio Van Bets saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Kickers United's goal looked a bit too open when Júnior Alagoano came free, but Anthonio Van Bets reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mauro Sarmento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anthonio Van Bets having to interfere. Anthonio Van Bets took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Sarmento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anthonio Van Bets made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Sarmento in the 66th minute of play. Kickers United's Anthonio Van Bets played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júnior Alagoano in the 68th minute of play. Castanheiro SC made a substitution. Jailson Esteves replaced Arnaldo Lago. In the 74th match minute, Kickers United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maxime Uytterhaegen to maneuver through the defense. Anthonio Van Bets didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mauro Sarmento went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Anthonio Van Bets showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Pinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute, Martial Van Mellaert left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kickers United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. 88 minutes into the match, Kickers United's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Sarmento came free, but Anthonio Van Bets reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Kickers United getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Martial Van Mellaert hit a great ball. Ulisses Senna hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Anthonio Van Bets took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Sarmento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 97 minutes into the match, Kickers United's goal looked a bit too open when Júnior Alagoano came free, but Anthonio Van Bets reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.