U21 World League

Aparecidão
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The audience thought a goal was coming when Fumo Pedrais got free with Laurens Oosterman in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Danny van den Hoogen struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Abelardo Barreto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for De Pelgrims. After 8 minutes Vila Zumbi's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ferdi van der Schaaf who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Vila Zumbi's goalie and right to Koos Keupink. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Vila Zumbi's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 11 minutes into the match, Jasper Staarman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abelardo Barreto. Vila Zumbi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jasper Staarman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Jasper Staarman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Abelardo Barreto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jouke Jacobs in the 15th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, Jasper Staarman notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Vila Zumbi's Abelardo Barreto. Abelardo Barreto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 19 played minutes De Pelgrims got a freekick which was hit by Job van der Schans. 20 minutes into the match, De Pelgrims's goalkeeper Laurens Oosterman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ronaldo Meirelles. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jouke Jacobs in the 22nd minute of play forced Vila Zumbi's goalkeeper Abelardo Barreto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laurens Oosterman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fumo Pedrais, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Laurens Oosterman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulysses Vaz in the 24th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Vila Zumbi's goal looked a bit too open when Jouke Jacobs came free, but Abelardo Barreto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abelardo Barreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jouke Jacobs in the 34th minute of play. Vítor da Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Ferdi van der Schaaf managed to get in a good position for a shot. De Pelgrims's supporters rose to their feet, but Ferdi van der Schaaf was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abelardo Barreto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to De Pelgrims getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Job van der Schans hit a great ball. After the first half De Pelgrims were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fumo Pedrais was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jouke Jacobs got free with Abelardo Barreto in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jouke Jacobs in the 61stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Abelardo Barreto, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Laurens Oosterman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fumo Pedrais in the 64th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Vila Zumbi's goalkeeper Abelardo Barreto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jouke Jacobs. De Pelgrims's Laurens Oosterman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fumo Pedrais in the 67th minute of play. Laurens Oosterman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fumo Pedrais, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Vila Zumbi getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Sandro Seco hit a great ball. Jouke Jacobs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Abelardo Barreto made a huge save. Laurens Oosterman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fumo Pedrais, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Laurens Oosterman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fumo Pedrais in the 87th minute of the match. Jouke Jacobs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Abelardo Barreto made a huge save. Abelardo Barreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jasper Staarman in the 90th minute of play. After a rather tough play, De Pelgrims's Gerard van Diemen got a free kick in the 92nd minute. When Diogo Cosme fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vila Zumbi's protests and gave Diogo Cosme a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Vila Zumbi getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Diogo Cosme hit a great ball. De Pelgrims's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.