U23 World League

Mariquiteira
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christoffel Stocks started the match with the kick off. Twelve Ravens's Jules Bernardts proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Twelve Ravens from getting a goal against them. Twelve Ravens's Jules Bernardts proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Twelve Ravens from getting a goal against them. Franck Abildvang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Twelve Ravens's defense didn't have a chance, in the 14th minute, when Franck Abildvang scored to the left of an out of position Jules Bernardts, making the score, 1-0. 18 minutes into the match, Twelve Ravens's goal looked a bit too open when Franck Abildvang came free, but Jules Bernardts reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute, Jilian Cortens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adérito Vilaça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erwin Lissens, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 28th minute Cezary Karpinski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jules Bernardts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the game, Andrez Wintermans was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Twelve Ravens's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rua da Pinga the free kick. Andrez Wintermans kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Cezary Karpinski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jules Bernardts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cezary Karpinski in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Rua da Pinga's Cezary Karpinski ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jules Bernardts. Jules Bernardts yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cezary Karpinski to strike the kick off in the second half. Franck Abildvang scored 5-0 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jules Bernardts, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cezary Karpinski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jules Bernardts came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Rua da Pinga's Cezary Karpinski. But to his dismay, Cezary Karpinski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franck Abildvang in the 66th minute of play forced Twelve Ravens's goalkeeper Jules Bernardts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franck Abildvang in the 69th minute of play forced Twelve Ravens's goalkeeper Jules Bernardts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franck Abildvang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 74 played minutes Twelve Ravens got a freekick which was hit by Aleix Vassaras. Jules Bernardts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cezary Karpinski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80thth minute of the game Cezary Karpinski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Twelve Ravens's Jules Bernardts was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gil Santarém received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Jules Bernardts tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sidónio Pacheco scored 7-1 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jules Bernardts, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Christoffel Stocks fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adérito Vilaça having to interfere. If Cezary Karpinski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Rua da Pinga fully deserved thier win.