U18 World League

C4 Arena
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Dogelo's Ian Mineiro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Ian Mineiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dogelo's supporters rose to their feet, but Ian Mineiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jelle Roels breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valdo Arce during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Dogelo's Valdo Arce got a free kick in the 8th minute. When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Ian Mineiro sped through FC Draconia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jelle Roels. In the 16th minute, Noel de Amorim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Matthis Depelsmaker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gregory Cappelsmans scored 1-1 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Augusto Silva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dogelo's Pedro Augusto Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfons Ceulemans in the 34th minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Ian Mineiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dogelo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 47th match minute, Dogelo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdo Arce to maneuver through the defense. In the 48th minute of the match Alfons Ceulemans shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pedro Augusto Silva showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

After 51 played minutes Dogelo got a freekick which was hit by Vivaldo Vides. With a little luck, Dogelo's Pedro Augusto Silva got control of the ball when Gregory Cappelsmans tried to sneak it across the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, Gregory Cappelsmans notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Dogelo's Pedro Augusto Silva. Pedro Augusto Silva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matthis Depelsmaker got free with Pedro Augusto Silva in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Augusto Silva made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gregory Cappelsmans in the 60th minute. Jelle Roels showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ian Mineiro in the 72nd minute of the match. Gregory Cappelsmans could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Pedro Augusto Silva made a huge save. In the 76th minute, Narciso Rodrigues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jelle Roels showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ian Mineiro in the 81st minute of the match. Jean Paul Ndeti kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. FC Draconia's Jelle Roels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ian Mineiro in the 91st minute of play. Gregory Cappelsmans received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Pedro Augusto Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.