U18 World League

Aterro campo 5
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Geraldo Aguiar got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas in the 4th minute of play forced Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s goalkeeper Albertinho Vaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albertinho Vaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas in the 7th minute of the match. Roger Camargo's late challenge caught a Esquirla FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roger Camargo helped the player get up and apologised. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Albertinho Vaz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Roger Camargo was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 10 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s Roger Camargo got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 13th minute, Geraldo Aguiar fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Dimitri Huijbreghts, passed just outside the right post. Albertinho Vaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas in the 17th minute of play. In the 17th match minute, Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emerson Costa to maneuver through the defense. After 19 minutes of play, Esquirla FC's Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Albertinho Vaz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Edgar Bueno kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Esquirla FC's Charles-Antoine Jonckheere sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Albertinho Vaz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Albertinho Vaz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. A collision led to Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Geraldo Aguiar hit a great ball. In the 30th minute Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albertinho Vaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the game, Jelle De Boeck cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Albertinho Vaz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s Albertinho Vaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas in the 45th minute of play. Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s Albertinho Vaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas in the 48th minute of play.

Albertinho Vaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerome Helssen, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Albertinho Vaz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 58 minute of play. Albertinho Vaz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas in the 63rd minute. 66 minutes into the game, Geraldo Aguiar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Esquirla FC the free kick. With a little luck, Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s Albertinho Vaz got control of the ball when Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 70th match minute, Esquirla FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas to maneuver through the defense. Albertinho Vaz was out of position in the 73 minute of play, and Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s Albertinho Vaz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 86th minute, Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Esquirla FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. With 94 minutes on the clock, Vic de Reyck commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The supporters of Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. booed when Esquirla FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vic de Reyck didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience held their breath when César Cearense in the 96th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Dimitri Huijbreghts's left hand side.