U18 World League

Arena Abaeté
Spectators: 7764 (Terracing: 5824, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cauã Travassos started the match with the kick off. Rens Waterloos hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Robbin Panhuyse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cauã Travassos, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Georges Leclerq's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlos Alberto Negri read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Carlos Alberto Negri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bryan Balthazar in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Futebol Dos Parça's goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Negri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Fox Hunting Squad's Robbin Panhuyse got control of the ball when Cauã Travassos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bryan Balthazar in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlos Alberto Negri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 23 minutes into the match, Futebol Dos Parça's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Steckens came free, but Carlos Alberto Negri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bryan Balthazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Bryan Balthazar succeeded in the game's 29th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Futebol Dos Parça's zone, Bryan Balthazar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Alberto Negri came out of the goal and Bryan Balthazar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 39th minute Bryan Balthazar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Alberto Negri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Steckens in the 44th minute of play forced Futebol Dos Parça's goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Negri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Victor Steckens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Alberto Negri was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Rodrigo Saraiva made in the 53rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Fox Hunting Squad's Rens Waterloos. The crowd rose to their feet as Victor Steckens kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Carlos Alberto Negri. That made the score 0-2 in the 54 minute of play. Carlos Alberto Negri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Steckens in the 64th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Bryan Balthazar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlos Alberto Negri was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Steckens in the 74th minute of play forced Futebol Dos Parça's goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Negri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robbin Panhuyse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Ortiz in the 76th minute of the match. A hard shot 85 in the game by Bryan Balthazar from a close distance when the talented Carlos Alberto Negri managed to make a qualified save. Futebol Dos Parça's players were relieved. Carlos Alberto Negri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Steckens in the 90th minute of the match. In the 94th minute, Fox Hunting Squad's Victor Steckens dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Fox Hunting Squad had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.