U18 World League

Arena Salvador
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edmundo Alagoano made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute Bart De Koq shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egídio Prado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mattias Morreels stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leonardo Maciel's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. In the 18th match minute, Torino SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Róbson Reis to maneuver through the defense. 20 minutes into the match, Torino SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Eddy Claes came free, but Egídio Prado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Bart De Koq left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Purple Talents fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Bart De Koq fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Purple Talents's protests and gave Bart De Koq a yellow card for diving instead. In the 26th match minute, Torino SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Renato Mineiro to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Torino SSA defense, Bart De Koq kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Egídio Prado. The Torino SSA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Egídio Prado should have stopped the shot. In the 33rd minute, Steffen Uijterhove hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bart De Koq sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 41 minutes into the game, Charl Mesmaekers was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Purple Talents's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Torino SSA the free kick. Charl Mesmaekers hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After the first half Purple Talents were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cederique De Kepper to make the kick off. Leandro Arce took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mattias Morreels. Mattias Morreels dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. After a rather tough play, Torino SSA's Róbson Reis got a free kick in the 54th minute. Mattias Morreels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmundo Alagoano, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 60th minute, Cederique De Kepper 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. Vladimir Zanette charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vladimir Zanette the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vladimir Zanette kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 62nd minute of the match Brecht De Wortelaer shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Egídio Prado showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 63 played minutes Purple Talents got a freekick which was hit by Bart De Koq. In the 73rd match minute, Purple Talents was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddy Claes to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Purple Talents's zone, Leandro Arce stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mattias Morreels came out of the goal and Leandro Arce tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Torino SSA's zone, Charl Mesmaekers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Egídio Prado came out of the goal and Charl Mesmaekers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 92nd minute, Cederique De Kepper hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mattias Morreels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Arce in the 94th minute of play. After 95 played minutes Purple Talents got a freekick which was hit by Andy Spoelbergh. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Leandro Arce managed to get in a good position for a shot. Torino SSA's supporters rose to their feet, but Leandro Arce was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mattias Morreels breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Purple Talents eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.