U18 World League

Kaedog de ta Minions
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paul-Louis Villyn took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mário Aparecido in the 3rd minute of play forced Minion Mim's goalkeeper Fabrice De Leger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Lacerda in the 5th minute of play forced Minion Mim's goalkeeper Fabrice De Leger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jean Corrêa fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Goianésia E.C's protests and gave Jean Corrêa a yellow card for diving instead. Jean Corrêa hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. After 18 played minutes Minion Mim got a freekick which was hit by Christian Peeters. Minion Mim's Fabrice De Leger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Lacerda in the 20th minute of play. 20 minutes into the game, Christian Peeters was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Minion Mim's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Goianésia E.C the free kick. When %teams%'s Paul-Louis Villyn was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-1 just inside the left pole, 26 minutes into the game. Zé Antunes was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. Jean Corrêa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Minion Mim's Michel Reijckmans got a free kick in the 34th minute. Waldir Cruz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 35th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fabrice De Leger. Minion Mim's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 40th minute, Paul-Louis Villyn fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 40th minute Paul-Louis Villyn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Antunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paul-Louis Villyn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Antunes having to interfere. A hard shot 46 in the game by Paul-Louis Villyn from a close distance when the talented Zé Antunes managed to make a qualified save. Goianésia E.C's players were relieved.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Igor Lacerda to make the kick off. Rein Raeymakers kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Paul-Louis Villyn received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Zé Antunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 56 minutes into the game, Paul-Louis Villyn cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Zé Antunes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Paul-Louis Villyn's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zé Antunes was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Zé Antunes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paul-Louis Villyn's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Paul-Louis Villyn recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willem-Alexander Snieders in the 69th minute of play forced Goianésia E.C's goalkeeper Zé Antunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Goianésia E.C getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Mário Aparecido hit a great ball. Minion Mim's Fabrice De Leger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Lacerda in the 72nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jean Corrêa got free with Fabrice De Leger in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 79 minutes into the match, Minion Mim's goalkeeper Fabrice De Leger had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jean Corrêa. Zé Antunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paul-Louis Villyn in the 85th minute of play. Fabrice De Leger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Lacerda in the 89th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Goianésia E.C's Igor Lacerda dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. In the 96th minute Paul-Louis Villyn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Antunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.