U18 World League

Bezerros
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dé Baron kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovânio Camargo in the 9th minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Jos Nijhof to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jos Nijhof was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jorginho Gerber showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 11 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustavo Corrêa got free with Jos Nijhof in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jos Nijhof showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovânio Camargo, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jurre van der Werff during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to NFC Eagles 22 getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Jurre van der Werff hit a great ball. Jos Nijhof took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geovânio Camargo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jos Nijhof made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jorginho Gerber in the 30th minute. Jos Nijhof made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustavo Corrêa in the 31st minute. After 32 minutes of play, Bezerros EC's Jorginho Gerber made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jos Nijhof was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luiz Quadros during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 35 played minutes Bezerros EC got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Quadros. Luisinho Massa kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Bezerros EC's Gino Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dé Baron in the 40th minute of play. Gustavo Corrêa's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jos Nijhof firmly grabbed it by the left post. Gustavo Corrêa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Jos Nijhof made a huge save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gustavo Corrêa to strike the kick off in the second half. NFC Eagles 22's Johannes Steelman managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Dedé Loyola in the 54 minute of the game. A collision led to NFC Eagles 22 getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Jurre van der Werff hit a great ball. 57 minutes into the game, Bezerros EC's Gustavo Corrêa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jos Nijhof made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Jos Nijhof showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Corrêa, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Jos Nijhof showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Corrêa, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After 74 played minutes Bezerros EC got a freekick which was hit by Percy de Azevedo. Gino Brito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dé Baron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dé Baron didn't have the luck on his side when he, from a short distance, got a opportunity for a shot on goal in the 78th minute. The shot missed the goal on the right side and Dé Baron ran dejectedly back to his position. 80 minutes into the match, Dé Baron notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Bezerros EC's Gino Brito. Gino Brito was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 85th minute, Waldir Sampaio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 90th minute Dé Baron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gino Brito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute of the game, Luisinho Massa landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Dé Baron's late challenge caught a Bezerros EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dé Baron helped the player get up and apologised. Dé Baron kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Gino Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Handi Harri, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Bezerros EC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.