U21 World League

The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 8160 (Terracing: 6121, Seating: 1877, VIP seats: 162) Robbin De Ruyter started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lúcio Proença in the 6th minute of play forced Zero Gravity's goalkeeper Jorge Caetano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zero Gravity's Robbin De Ruyter got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Zero Gravity's zone, Acácio Ortiz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorge Caetano came out of the goal and Acácio Ortiz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 14 minutes of play, Zero Gravity's Mikolaj Ratulowski made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rodriguinho de Queirós was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jorge Caetano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lúcio Proença, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Imbituba - FSCMZ's Lúcio Proença in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zero Gravity's goalie prevented a goal. Jorge Caetano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Acácio Ortiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Imbituba - FSCMZ's Acácio Ortiz in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zero Gravity's goalie prevented a goal. Rodriguinho de Queirós made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mikolaj Ratulowski in the 24th minute. In the 29th minute Imbituba - FSCMZ were awarded a corner. Cafu Aparecido went to the cornerflag to take it. When Matías Roganov fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zero Gravity's protests and gave Matías Roganov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 34th match minute, Zero Gravity was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matías Roganov to maneuver through the defense. Acácio Ortiz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Rodriguinho de Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robbin De Ruyter in the 37th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Januário Quinaz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zero Gravity's supporters rose to their feet, but Januário Quinaz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodriguinho de Queirós breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Jailson de Mendonça fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Imbituba - FSCMZ's protests and gave Jailson de Mendonça a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Zero Gravity booed when Imbituba - FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jailson de Mendonça didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rodriguinho de Queirós showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robbin De Ruyter, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Jailson de Mendonça hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. When Vinícius Leão fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Imbituba - FSCMZ's protests and gave Vinícius Leão a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Imbituba - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Vinícius Leão hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Robbin De Ruyter's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodriguinho de Queirós was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. If Acácio Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rodriguinho de Queirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robbin De Ruyter in the 63rd minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Filiberto Bernebe had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodriguinho de Queirós. Imbituba - FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Filiberto Bernebe was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Zero Gravity made a substitution. Bass Villyn replaced Robbin De Ruyter. Acácio Ortiz did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-1 to the left of a surprised Jorge Caetano 74 minutes into the match. Jorge Caetano made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Acácio Ortiz sent off a good shot on target. Mikolaj Ratulowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 92 played minutes Imbituba - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Vinícius Leão. Bass Villyn might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rodriguinho de Queirós. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bass Villyn ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match clock showed 95 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Bass Villyn sped through Imbituba - FSCMZ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rodriguinho de Queirós.