U21 World League

Traugutta Park
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovani Linares in the 4th minute of play forced Nadzieja Speed Elblag's goalkeeper Teun Gierman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oséias Meireles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Oséias Meireles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teun Gierman was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. In the 10th minute, Bart Koekkoek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 12 minutes into the match, Santos da Bahia Fc's Oséias Meireles sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Teun Gierman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 14th minute Santos da Bahia Fc were awarded a corner. Geovani Linares went to the cornerflag to take it. Fiori Rosa was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 17th minute, Oséias Meireles ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Teun Gierman was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oséias Meireles in the 24th minute of play forced Nadzieja Speed Elblag's goalkeeper Teun Gierman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Oséias Meireles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rdth minute of the game Oséias Meireles who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nadzieja Speed Elblag's Teun Gierman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rodriguinho da Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Nadzieja Speed Elblag getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Johan Heuving hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Oséias Meireles managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santos da Bahia Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Oséias Meireles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Teun Gierman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Oséias Meireles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teun Gierman was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Teun Gierman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oséias Meireles, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Oséias Meireles to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Santos da Bahia Fc's Oséias Meireles got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Oséias Meireles got in the 56th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Teun Gierman handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Oséias Meireless short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Teun Gierman to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodriguinho da Silveira in the 58th minute of play forced Nadzieja Speed Elblag's goalkeeper Teun Gierman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oséias Meireles who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 61stth minute tested the skills of Teun Gierman when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Rodriguinho da Silveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teun Gierman having to interfere. After 71 minutes, Johan Heuving mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nadzieja Speed Elblag and the Santos da Bahia Fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 71st minute, Johan Heuving hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Santos da Bahia Fc booed when Nadzieja Speed Elblag was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stef Graaff didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rodriguinho da Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rodriguinho da Silveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Teun Gierman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teun Gierman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oséias Meireles in the 82nd minute of play. Nadzieja Speed Elblag's Teun Gierman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Nadzieja Speed Elblag from getting a goal against them. With his leg Teun Gierman managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when Santos da Bahia Fc's Oséias Meireles fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Oséias Meireles did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Teun Gierman 92 minutes into the match. In the 97th minute, Oséias Meireles reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Teun Gierman. The goal made the score 0-4. The Nadzieja Speed Elblag fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Santos da Bahia Fc were clearly better and deserved to take the win.