U18 World League

Purple Arena
Spectators: 8010 (Terracing: 6009, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) After 3 minutes, Dirk Smets mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Purple Talents and the ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ booed when Purple Talents was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dirk Smets didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 4th minute of the match Tiaguinho Hermes shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Michael Campens showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 4th minute, Remco Van Der Elst hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute of the match Tiaguinho Hermes sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Michael Campens skillfully saved the ball. Charl Mesmaekers charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Charl Mesmaekers the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Purple Talents getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Charl Mesmaekers hit a great ball. After 14 played minutes ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ got a freekick which was hit by Iuri Bittencourt. In the 16th minute, Lieven Omblets hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 19 minutes into the match, ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's goal looked a bit too open when Charl Mesmaekers came free, but Ulysses Peixoto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Purple Talents getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Steffen Uijterhove hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lieven Omblets in the 27th minute of play forced ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's goalkeeper Ulysses Peixoto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Evaristo Mello made a precise shot to the right of Michael Campens. Purple Talents's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Levi Audenaert hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Wilian Quadros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michael Campens was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Michael Campens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emerson Motta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emmanuel Matthijs struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Ulysses Peixoto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Purple Talents. Glauco Gaúcho kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The Purple Talents players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wilian Quadros to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilian Quadros got free with Michael Campens in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 52 played minutes ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ got a freekick which was hit by Tiaguinho Hermes. In the 54th match minute, Purple Talents was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Birger De Coster to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute, Lieven Omblets made a precise shot to the right of Ulysses Peixoto. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 61st minute of the match, Evaristo Mello tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Michael Campens saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some careless play in the Purple Talents defense, Wilian Quadros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Michael Campens. The Purple Talents fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Michael Campens should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lieven Omblets in the 68th minute of play forced ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's goalkeeper Ulysses Peixoto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after Purple Talents's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tiaguinho Hermes took the corner. The supporters of ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ booed when Purple Talents was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Steffen Uijterhove didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute of the match, Wilian Quadros got a very nice opportunity to score, but Michael Campens was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 90th minute, ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Evaristo Mello ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Michael Campens. Michael Campens yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-5. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Evaristo Mello managed to get in a good position for a shot. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's supporters rose to their feet, but Evaristo Mello was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michael Campens breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.