World League

Joselito Arena
Spectators: 7539 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Clóvis de Senna took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Esterilla Van Meenen came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the All Stars Gent fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Esterilla Van Meenen couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Esterilla Van Meenen in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Geovanni Hoffmann saved Cascatinha United from getting behind. Rebeldino Van Meenen hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Eser Şemsi made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Clóvis de Senna sent off a good shot on target. Geovanni Hoffmann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esterilla Van Meenen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christiaan Elsen kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Esterilla Van Meenen in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Geovanni Hoffmann saved Cascatinha United from getting behind. Esterilla Van Meenen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Geovanni Hoffmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Cascatinha United booed when All Stars Gent was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christiaan Elsen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Esterilla Van Meenen took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Geovanni Hoffmann. Geovanni Hoffmann dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After some careless play in the Cascatinha United defense, Brend Van Laeck kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Geovanni Hoffmann. The Cascatinha United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Geovanni Hoffmann should have stopped the shot. Geovanni Hoffmann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esterilla Van Meenen in the 24th minute of play. The All Stars Gent fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when All Stars Gent's Esterilla Van Meenen looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When All Stars Gent's Esterilla Van Meenen in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cascatinha United's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esterilla Van Meenen in the 30th minute of play forced Cascatinha United's goalkeeper Geovanni Hoffmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All Stars Gent were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Cascatinha United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Christiaan Elsen took the corner. Geovanni Hoffmann stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Esterilla Van Meenen's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Cascatinha United's Geovanni Hoffmann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christiaan Elsen in the 39th minute of play. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cascatinha United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Christiaan Elsen was slow to take the kick. During this time All Stars Gent's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Christiaan Elsen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Geovanni Hoffmann quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Brend Van Laeck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Geovanni Hoffmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 45th minute Esterilla Van Meenen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovanni Hoffmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santos Fidensio during the 48th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Santos Fidensio hit a great freekick 49 minutes into the match. Esterilla Van Meenen might have been able to make a better finish in the 49th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Geovanni Hoffmann. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Esterilla Van Meenen ran back to his position shaking his head. Geovanni Hoffmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esterilla Van Meenen in the 49th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The wind increased when Esterilla Van Meenen made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Cascatinha United's goal looked a bit too open when Esterilla Van Meenen came free, but Geovanni Hoffmann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Geovanni Hoffmann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brend Van Laeck in the 58th minute of play. 61 minutes into the game, Esterilla Van Meenen lined in a short shot 0-4 behind a frustrated Geovanni Hoffmann. If Esterilla Van Meenen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 69 minutes into the match, Esterilla Van Meenen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Geovanni Hoffmann. Cascatinha United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Esterilla Van Meenen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. All Stars Gent's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Christiaan Elsen in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esterilla Van Meenen in the 81st minute of play forced Cascatinha United's goalkeeper Geovanni Hoffmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Cascatinha United getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Téo Leite hit a great ball. After some careless play in the All Stars Gent defense, Clóvis de Senna kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eser Şemsi. The All Stars Gent fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eser Şemsi should have stopped the shot. In the 89th minute of the match, Esterilla Van Meenen tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Geovanni Hoffmann saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Esterilla Van Meenen in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Geovanni Hoffmann saved Cascatinha United from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Esterilla Van Meenen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geovanni Hoffmann was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Esterilla Van Meenen succeeded in the game's 96th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-7.