U18 World League

Schoonwater
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Pieter-Jan Roelandts made the kick off and thus started the match. Nicky Rauvoets took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the game, Duda Zanette was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pendotiba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KV Schoonwater the free kick. 14 minutes into the match, Pendotiba's goalkeeper Ramiro Dias had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thomas Eekhout. Rony Trevisan hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Pendotiba's goalkeeper Ramiro Dias, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pieter-Jan Roelandts in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ramiro Dias saved Pendotiba from getting behind. With a little luck, Pendotiba's Ramiro Dias got control of the ball when Laurenz Kerselaers tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Pendotiba booed when KV Schoonwater was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charles Cheepers didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the game, Igor Abreu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Nicky Rauvoets was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ramiro Dias made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Pieter-Jan Roelandts sent off a good shot on target. Ramiro Dias didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when KV Schoonwater's Pieter-Jan Roelandts shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Paulão Quirino was the one to do the kick off. Charles Cheepers hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paulão Quirino got free with Nicky Rauvoets in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marc Saelens might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ramiro Dias. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marc Saelens ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the KV Schoonwater defense, Igor Abreu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nicky Rauvoets. The KV Schoonwater fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nicky Rauvoets should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Pendotiba defense, Marc Saelens kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ramiro Dias. The Pendotiba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ramiro Dias should have stopped the shot. Ramiro Dias didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when KV Schoonwater's Pieter-Jan Roelandts shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Ramiro Dias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pieter-Jan Roelandts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pendotiba's Duda Zanette got his second yellow card of the match in the 80th minute. The referee ordered Duda Zanette off the ground. The supporters of KV Schoonwater booed when Pendotiba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Duda Zanette didn't get a good kick on the ball. Duda Zanette kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Ramiro Dias had in the 88thth minute some difficulties stopping Laurenz Kerselaers's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. KV Schoonwater made a substitution. Matthias Persoons replaced Charles Cheepers. Murillo Carneiro charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Murillo Carneiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Murillo Carneiro kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. After having played for 95 minutes, Pieter-Jan Roelandts managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KV Schoonwater's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pieter-Jan Roelandts was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. KV Schoonwater's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.