U23 World League

Vila Caio Jr
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) With a little luck, De Pelgrims's Laurens Oosterman got control of the ball when David Souto tried to sneak it across the goal line. De Pelgrims's Laurens Oosterman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesinha Dionísio in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Godfried Robben in the 24th minute of play forced Bizard FC's goalkeeper Giga Cassiopaia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Luisão Amorim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Bizard FC booed when De Pelgrims was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elbert Spanjer didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31stth minute of the game Cesinha Dionísio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but De Pelgrims's Laurens Oosterman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bizard FC's Giga Cassiopaia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danny van den Hoogen in the 35th minute of play. Bizard FC's Giga Cassiopaia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jouke Jacobs in the 37th minute of play. Cesinha Dionísio in the 39thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Laurens Oosterman, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elbert Spanjer in the 41st minute of play forced Bizard FC's goalkeeper Giga Cassiopaia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giga Cassiopaia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danny van den Hoogen in the 42nd minute of the match. Giga Cassiopaia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elbert Spanjer, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After some careless play in the Bizard FC defense, Jouke Jacobs kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giga Cassiopaia. The Bizard FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giga Cassiopaia should have stopped the shot. After the first half De Pelgrims were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jouke Jacobs to strike the kick off in the second half. Cássio Vargas hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Giga Cassiopaia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferdi van der Schaaf, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by David Souto during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 60 played minutes Bizard FC got a freekick which was hit by David Souto. In the 61st match minute, Bizard FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Souto to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th minute, Jouke Jacobs made a precise shot to the right of Giga Cassiopaia. Bizard FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. A collision led to Bizard FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Caetano Quirino hit a great ball. In the 79th minute, Cesinha Dionísio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers David Souto in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Laurens Oosterman saved De Pelgrims from getting behind. Giga Cassiopaia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elbert Spanjer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giga Cassiopaia made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Danny van den Hoogen sent off a good shot on target. 88 minutes into the match, De Pelgrims's goal looked a bit too open when Cesinha Dionísio came free, but Laurens Oosterman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maurício Saldanha hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Giga Cassiopaia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elbert Spanjer in the 90th minute of the match. Giga Cassiopaia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elbert Spanjer went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. If Koos Keupink had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle sounded De Pelgrims left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Bizard FC.