U18 World League

Chlorine Arena
Spectators: 7784 (Terracing: 5839, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) The supporters of ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24 booed when Twierdza Osowiec was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lauren Berckmans didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Jair Messias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Waut Vanden Berghe was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. In the 17th minute, Kauan Fernandes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 18 minutes into the match, Twierdza Osowiec's goal looked a bit too open when Jair Messias came free, but Waut Vanden Berghe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24's Rodolfo Damião played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Ooms in the 20th minute of play. Rodolfo Damião was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Etienne Reijckmans capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Etienne Reijckmans really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Waut Vanden Berghe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walmir Freitas in the 32nd minute of play. Etienne Reijckmans's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Rodolfo Damião skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Walmir Freitas scored 1-1 in the 48th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Waut Vanden Berghe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

In the 53rd minute of the match Ciro Alves sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Waut Vanden Berghe skillfully saved the ball. In the 57th minute Jair Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waut Vanden Berghe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennart Van Aertvin in the 61st minute of play forced ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24's goalkeeper Rodolfo Damião to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jair Messias blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Waut Vanden Berghe having to make a save. ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24 made a substitution. André Luiz Vidal replaced Cacá Dantas. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Twierdza Osowiec's goalkeeper Waut Vanden Berghe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 71st match minute, ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walmir Freitas to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24's Carlos Eduardo Mazza got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Rodolfo Damião took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klaus Oelaerts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After taking down the ball on Twierdza Osowiec's corner Geordy Maerschalcx fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rodolfo Damião quite easily take care of the ball. Waut Vanden Berghe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jair Messias, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Ooms in the 82nd minute of play forced ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24's goalkeeper Rodolfo Damião to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Walmir Freitas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Waut Vanden Berghe made a huge save. In the 85th match minute, ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Toledo to maneuver through the defense. After 93 minutes, Kauan Fernandes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24 and the Twierdza Osowiec players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 94 played minutes ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24 got a freekick which was hit by Kauan Fernandes. Carlos Eduardo Mazza was shown his second yellow card after 95 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 95th minute. Penalty! ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.