U23 World League

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5804, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Maximiliano Omar started the match with the kick off. Gláuber Nascimento was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jerry Moerman showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. 5 minutes into the game, Tibo De Witte was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Draconia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brazil Academy the free kick. In the 5th match minute, FC Draconia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tibo De Witte to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Jerry Moerman kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gláuber Nascimento. That made the score 2-0 in the 11 minute of play. If Jerry Moerman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Paulo Campidelis in the 19th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Uwe Nwachukwu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gláuber Nascimento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristof Van Dessen in the 21st minute of play. In the 21st minute, Kristof Van Dessen made a precise shot to the right of Gláuber Nascimento. Brazil Academy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Gláuber Nascimento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Etienne Langhmans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the match, Brazil Academy's goalkeeper Gláuber Nascimento had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jerry Moerman. Jerry Moerman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gláuber Nascimento came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by FC Draconia's Jerry Moerman. But to his dismay, Jerry Moerman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. In the 34th minute Marcelo Mangueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uwe Nwachukwu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goal looked a bit too open when Maximiliano Omar came free, but Uwe Nwachukwu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. César Torres hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Draconia's Etienne Langhmans slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gláuber Nascimento. That made the score 5-0 after 40 minutes of play. A collision led to FC Draconia getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Kristof Van Dessen hit a great ball. After 44 minutes of play, Brazil Academy's Marcelo Mangueira made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Uwe Nwachukwu was left in no man's land by his defense there!

When Alexandros Sgouros fell near the penalty area in the 50th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Draconia's protests and gave Alexandros Sgouros a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FC Draconia's Alexandros Sgouros got a free kick in the 51st minute. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Etienne Langhmans put it in 6-1 from a short distance just to the right of Gláuber Nascimento. After 59 minutes of play, FC Draconia's Etienne Langhmans made it 7-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gláuber Nascimento was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gláuber Nascimento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerry Moerman in the 62nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Brazil Academy's zone, Jerry Moerman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gláuber Nascimento came out of the goal and Jerry Moerman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 67 minutes into the match, Brazil Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Klaus Dhondt came free, but Gláuber Nascimento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of FC Draconia booed when Brazil Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto-Carlos Neymar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gláuber Nascimento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Etienne Langhmans in the 77th minute of the match. Uwe Nwachukwu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Mangueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerry Moerman in the 80th minute of play forced Brazil Academy's goalkeeper Gláuber Nascimento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gláuber Nascimento came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by FC Draconia's Etienne Langhmans. But to his dismay, Etienne Langhmans quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-1. In the 86th minute, Maximiliano Omar reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Uwe Nwachukwu. The goal made the score 8-2. FC Draconia's attentive Kristof Van Dessen managed to snatch the ball when Valdo de Almeida made a throw-in in the 89th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, FC Draconia's Kristof Van Dessen got a free kick in the 89th minute. In the 90th minute of the match Aírton Souza sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Uwe Nwachukwu skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Paulo Campidelis in the 94th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Uwe Nwachukwu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee ended the match the FC Draconia players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.