U18 World League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 7760 (Terracing: 5821, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) De Pelgrims's Frits Beuneker 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbson Vasconcelos in the 5th minute of play forced De Pelgrims's goalkeeper Elbert Plescher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Kiewiet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Celsinho Cardozo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, Arsenal de Gols F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Frits Beuneker came free, but Celsinho Cardozo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute, Lúcio da Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 23rd minute, Frits Beuneker 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. Jeroen Reintjes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celsinho Cardozo having to interfere. Elbert Plescher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Róbson Vasconcelos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arsenal de Gols F.C's Jonathan Cosme got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 31st minute Róbson Vasconcelos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elbert Plescher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lúcio da Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Jonathan Cosme could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Elbert Plescher made a huge save. Elbert Plescher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jardel Teixeira in the 45th minute of play. 48 minutes into the match, De Pelgrims's goal looked a bit too open when Róbson Vasconcelos came free, but Elbert Plescher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Róbson Vasconcelos to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Jardel Teixeira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elbert Plescher was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. 56 minutes into the match, Róbson Vasconcelos notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of De Pelgrims's Elbert Plescher. Elbert Plescher was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Elbert Plescher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Róbson Vasconcelos, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Elbert Plescher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jardel Teixeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elbert Plescher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jardel Teixeira in the 61st minute of play. Elbert Plescher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Róbson Vasconcelos in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Jef Savenije hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Prestes in the 66th minute of play forced De Pelgrims's goalkeeper Elbert Plescher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Arsenal de Gols F.C booed when De Pelgrims was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mickael Achterberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 70 played minutes Arsenal de Gols F.C got a freekick which was hit by Benjamim Nogueira. 77 minutes into the game, Arsenal de Gols F.C's Róbson Vasconcelos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elbert Plescher made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Elbert Plescher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Róbson Vasconcelos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Frits Beuneker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st match minute, Arsenal de Gols F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlando Prestes to maneuver through the defense. 93 minutes into the match, Arsenal de Gols F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Philip Tinge came free, but Celsinho Cardozo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gerard van Diemen lost his temper 95 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 95 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for De Pelgrims! De Pelgrims:s Elbert Plescher showed great skill when he stopped Róbson Vasconcelos:s penalty. Arsenal de Gols F.C's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.