World League

Scaena Invicto
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sean Mallecots got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sean Mallecots in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Davi Silva prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ruud Schautens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Davi Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A sloppy throw-in by Adélio Lustosa in the 10th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Invictus FC's Ruud Schautens. In the 13th minute of the match Invictus FC got a corner. Ultra Copos FC ™'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rafet Şikel ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Invictus FC's corner Rafet Şikel fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Davi Silva quite easily take care of the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Ultra Copos FC ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Sean Mallecots came free, but Davi Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute, Maxim Van den Berghe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adélio Lustosa's late challenge caught a Invictus FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adélio Lustosa helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Ultra Copos FC ™ getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Adélio Lustosa hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sean Mallecots got free with Davi Silva in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Davi Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sean Mallecots in the 29th minute of the match. In the 36th minute, Ruud Schautens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Invictus FC's Eddy Stoorms played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Bento in the 40th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Invictus FC's Sean Mallecots got a free kick in the 41st minute. Adélio Lustosa was shown his second yellow card after 43 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gonçalo Martins stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the game, Octaaf Van der Meiren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Invictus FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ultra Copos FC ™ the free kick. After a rather tough play, Invictus FC's Octaaf Van der Meiren got a free kick in the 51st minute. Ruud Schautens charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ruud Schautens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 56 played minutes Invictus FC got a freekick which was hit by Ruud Schautens. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ultra Copos FC ™'s goalkeeper Davi Silva, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Octaaf Van der Meiren took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Davi Silva. Davi Silva dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 80 minutes into the game, Invictus FC's Octaaf Van der Meiren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Davi Silva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Davi Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sean Mallecots, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ultra Copos FC ™'s Davi Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sean Mallecots in the 94th minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Sean Mallecots notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Ultra Copos FC ™'s Davi Silva. Davi Silva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.