U21 World League

Pau Nas Canelas
Spectators: 7781 (Terracing: 5836, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edinho Moraes got the match started through his kick off. Erwin Naets charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erwin Naets the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to De Keikoppers getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Erwin Naets hit a great ball. 8 minutes into the game, Pau Nas Canelas's Edinho Moraes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gert-Jan Van de Velde made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Gert-Jan Van de Velde made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Palmiro Picasso sent off a good shot on target. Palmiro Picasso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Gert-Jan Van de Velde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Pau Nas Canelas's goal looked a bit too open when Steve De kaiser came free, but Bai Chao Zheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bai Chao Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kobe Vanneste in the 20th minute of play. Gert-Jan Van de Velde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Palmiro Picasso in the 24th minute. Perry Stroobans kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Gert-Jan Van de Velde made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Palmiro Picasso sent off a good shot on target. Gert-Jan Van de Velde stood somewhat misplaced when Edinho Moraes came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 35 minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christoph Haßelmann got free with Gert-Jan Van de Velde in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Steve De kaiser stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gert-Jan Van de Velde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edinho Moraes in the 60th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Steve De kaiser got free with Bai Chao Zheng in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gert-Jan Van de Velde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoph Haßelmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68thth minute of the game Edinho Moraes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but De Keikoppers's Gert-Jan Van de Velde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Edinho Moraes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gert-Jan Van de Velde was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Palmiro Picasso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Gert-Jan Van de Velde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Edinho Moraes sped through De Keikoppers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gert-Jan Van de Velde. The audience was convinced that Edinho Moraes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gert-Jan Van de Velde was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Bai Chao Zheng was out of position in the 91 minute of play, and Kobe Vanneste capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kobe Vanneste really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. In the 95thth minute of the game Edinho Moraes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but De Keikoppers's Gert-Jan Van de Velde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pau Nas Canelas's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.