U18 World League

Unreal Stadium
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ate Oldenbeuving made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, De Kasteelheren's goal looked a bit too open when Túlio Maranhense came free, but Bernard Mülder reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Irreal Madrid's Dito Monteiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ate Oldenbeuving in the 8th minute of play. Irreal Madrid's Dito Monteiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sjoerd van Asten in the 11th minute of play. When Mathieu Onrust fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored De Kasteelheren's protests and gave Mathieu Onrust a yellow card for diving instead. In the 13th minute, Mathieu Onrust hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. De Kasteelheren's Bernard Mülder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geraldo Passos in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geraldo Passos in the 23rd minute of play forced De Kasteelheren's goalkeeper Bernard Mülder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dito Monteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ate Oldenbeuving, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. De Kasteelheren's Bernard Mülder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Túlio Maranhense in the 26th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Geraldo Passos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Bernard Mülder, 1-0. De Kasteelheren were furious when Hans-Cees Mol was red carded, 34 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. De Kasteelheren:s Bernard Mülder showed great skill when he stopped José Pedro Travassos:s penalty. Dráusio Domingues took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bernard Mülder. De Kasteelheren's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Luc Eiting charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luc Eiting the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Túlio Maranhense stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Geraldo Passos fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Irreal Madrid's protests and gave Geraldo Passos a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Irreal Madrid's Geraldo Passos got a free kick in the 55th minute. Bernard Mülder came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Irreal Madrid's Túlio Maranhense. But to his dismay, Túlio Maranhense quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. 70 minutes into the match, De Kasteelheren's goal looked a bit too open when Túlio Maranhense came free, but Bernard Mülder reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the game, Benjamim Neto threw the ball into play from the sideline. De Kasteelheren's Ferdi Carels quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 77th minute Túlio Maranhense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernard Mülder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Irreal Madrid booed when De Kasteelheren was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guus Kolman didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in De Kasteelheren's zone, José Pedro Travassos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernard Mülder came out of the goal and José Pedro Travassos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bernard Mülder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from William Couto in the 89th minute of play. Bernard Mülder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geraldo Passos in the 91st minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Irreal Madrid had won after a very even match.