U18 World League

Talbot House
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) México Eterno MZC's Kauan Meira 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. The supporters of De Keikoppers booed when México Eterno MZC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doriva Pernambucano didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to México Eterno MZC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Doriva Pernambucano hit a great ball. México Eterno MZC's Silas Nascimento proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save México Eterno MZC from getting a goal against them. Silas Nascimento made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Steve De kaiser sent off a good shot on target. In the 16th minute, Gustav Van den Berghe got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Silas Nascimento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustav Van den Berghe in the 17th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Steve De kaiser ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silas Nascimento was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. México Eterno MZC's Silas Nascimento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steve De kaiser in the 27th minute of play. Silas Nascimento made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustav Van den Berghe in the 29th minute. In the 31st minute Steve De kaiser shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silas Nascimento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manfredo Brasil's late challenge caught a De Keikoppers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manfredo Brasil helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, México Eterno MZC's Manfredo Brasil got a free kick in the 31st minute. México Eterno MZC's Silas Nascimento proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save México Eterno MZC from getting a goal against them. Silas Nascimento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leon Heijligem, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The supporters of De Keikoppers booed when México Eterno MZC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anísio Duarte didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 49th minute, Gustav Van den Berghe ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silas Nascimento was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. 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 wind increased when Steve De kaiser made the kick off in the second half. Jorg Vanneste stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kauan Meira's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Silas Nascimento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustav Van den Berghe, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 60th minute, Steve De kaiser hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jorg Vanneste took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kauan Meira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leon Heijligem kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 69th minute Steve De kaiser shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silas Nascimento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustav Van den Berghe in the 70th minute of play forced México Eterno MZC's goalkeeper Silas Nascimento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jorg Vanneste made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kauan Meira in the 77th minute of play. Silas Nascimento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustav Van den Berghe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. De Keikoppers's Jorg Vanneste proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save De Keikoppers from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, De Keikoppers's Jesse Roeckeloes got a free kick in the 84th minute. The supporters of México Eterno MZC booed when De Keikoppers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Billie Verbraecken didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gustav Van den Berghe during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 91 played minutes De Keikoppers got a freekick which was hit by Gustav Van den Berghe. Kauan Meira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Jorg Vanneste tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jânio Sena hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Gillekens in the 95th minute of play forced México Eterno MZC's goalkeeper Silas Nascimento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. De Keikoppers had won after a very even match.