U18 World League

REACÃO
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) VC zoetwater's Ricky Meijers started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Luís Fernando Melo struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Nils Van De Wiele didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Reac Futebol Clube. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricky Meijers in the 9th minute of play forced Reac Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Hortêncio Madureira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hortêncio Madureira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martial De Vriendt in the 10th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricky Meijers in the 19th minute of play forced Reac Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Hortêncio Madureira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When VC zoetwater's Ricky Meijers in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Reac Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. Luís Gustavo de Souza hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute, Tristan Berckmans left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VC zoetwater fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Amílton Mandrak charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amílton Mandrak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th match minute, Reac Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amílton Mandrak to maneuver through the defense. Hortêncio Madureira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricky Meijers in the 27th minute of play. Hortêncio Madureira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricky Meijers in the 32nd minute of play. In the 35th minute, Martial De Vriendt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VC zoetwater fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Hortêncio Madureira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricky Meijers in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricky Meijers in the 40th minute of play forced Reac Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Hortêncio Madureira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hortêncio Madureira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martial De Vriendt, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 47th minute Martial De Vriendt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hortêncio Madureira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 54th minute, Amílton Mandrak got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a little luck, Reac Futebol Clube's Hortêncio Madureira got control of the ball when Ricky Meijers tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ricky Meijers could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Hortêncio Madureira made a huge save. The supporters of VC zoetwater booed when Reac Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Luiz Tasso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hortêncio Madureira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martial De Vriendt, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Hortêncio Madureira was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Martial De Vriendt showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 62 minute of play. Hortêncio Madureira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martial De Vriendt, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. If Ricky Meijers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricky Meijers could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Hortêncio Madureira made a huge save. 81 minutes into the match, Ricky Meijers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hortêncio Madureira. Reac Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ricky Meijers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Hortêncio Madureira came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by VC zoetwater's Ricky Meijers. But to his dismay, Ricky Meijers quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. Hortêncio Madureira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martial De Vriendt in the 94th minute of the match. Hortêncio Madureira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martial De Vriendt in the 96th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched VC zoetwater eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.