U21 World League

Heppenbach
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dominic Vlimmens kicked off to start the match. Luizão Hoffmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Kasper Rijniers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 5 minutes into the game, Leandro Linhares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cestarolli FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Forza Heppenbach the free kick. After a rather tough play, Cestarolli FC's Leandro Linhares got a free kick in the 5th minute. Forza Heppenbach's Aime Rondou got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kasper Rijniers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luizão Hoffmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Gonçalo Cestarolli in the 13th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Forza Heppenbach's Dominic Vlimmens. In the 16th minute of the match, Dominic Vlimmens got a very nice opportunity to score, but Laércio de Almeida was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Laércio de Almeida made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dominic Vlimmens in the 22nd minute. After 24 played minutes Forza Heppenbach got a freekick which was hit by Joery Bastiaens. After having played for 29 minutes, Luizão Hoffmann managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cestarolli FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luizão Hoffmann was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 30th minute, Wouter Tielemans reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Laércio de Almeida. The goal made the score 1-0. Kasper Rijniers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emerson Lira in the 40th minute of play. After 42 played minutes Cestarolli FC got a freekick which was hit by Betinho Peixoto.

After some careless play in the Forza Heppenbach defense, Luizão Hoffmann kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kasper Rijniers. The Forza Heppenbach fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kasper Rijniers should have stopped the shot. When Neno Cestarolli fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cestarolli FC's protests and gave Neno Cestarolli a yellow card for diving instead. Luizão Hoffmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kasper Rijniers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emerson Lira, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 74 minutes into the game, Emerson Lira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Kasper Rijniers was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Luizão Hoffmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kasper Rijniers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emerson Lira in the 78th minute of play. Kasper Rijniers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emerson Lira in the 80th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute Ward Raeymakers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laércio de Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute, Emerson Lira 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emerson Lira in the 87th minute of play forced Forza Heppenbach's goalkeeper Kasper Rijniers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Forza Heppenbach succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Cestarolli FC had controlled the match.