U18 World League

Cross Experience HND
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eduardo Reis started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Les Presidents FC's Wesley Uytdebroeck got a free kick in the 6th minute. Rein De Rijck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Reis in the 8th minute of the match. Rein De Rijck made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Eduardo Reis sent off a good shot on target. In the 16th minute, Sander De Rudder ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sandro Soares was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matías Cavalcante in the 21st minute of play forced Les Presidents FC's goalkeeper Rein De Rijck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the game, Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's Matías Cavalcante nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rein De Rijck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After 28 played minutes Les Presidents FC got a freekick which was hit by Ivo Schellekens. Les Presidents FC's Rein De Rijck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matías Cavalcante in the 33rd minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Sander De Rudder made the kick off in the second half. Ivo Schellekens who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 52ndth minute tested the skills of Sandro Soares when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Robinho Siqueira kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After 62 played minutes Les Presidents FC got a freekick which was hit by Sander De Rudder. Rein De Rijck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Francisco Xavier in the 63rd minute of play. Gilbert Spoelbergs hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Ivo Schellekenss short, quick shot in the 73rdth minute got Sandro Soares to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience was convinced that João Francisco Xavier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rein De Rijck was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. When Ivo Schellekens fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Les Presidents FC's protests and gave Ivo Schellekens a yellow card for diving instead. After 80 played minutes Les Presidents FC got a freekick which was hit by Ivo Schellekens. After a defensive mix-up in Les Presidents FC's zone, João Francisco Xavier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rein De Rijck came out of the goal and João Francisco Xavier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 84 minutes into the game, Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's Waldemar Rodrigues nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rein De Rijck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. In the 89th match minute, Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tião Tasso to maneuver through the defense. Claus Jans charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Claus Jans the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 94th minute, one of Les Presidents FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Les Presidents FC. The referee gave Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF a penalty, 96 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Eduardo Reis, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Les Presidents FC's Rein De Rijck. 3-2. When the referee ended the match the Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.