U23 World League

Arena Floresta
Spectators: 7771 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) When Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the KFC Cromvelde fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt couldn't finish the play. Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Léo de Brito. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the KFC Cromvelde defense, José Vítor Goiano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gunter Roeckeloes. The KFC Cromvelde fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gunter Roeckeloes should have stopped the shot. Guilherme Viana made in the 15th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Narciso Toledo immediately put the ball in play. KFC Cromvelde's Gunter Roeckeloes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save KFC Cromvelde from getting a goal against them. After 17 minutes, Denílson Negri made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. KFC Cromvelde's Gunter Roeckeloes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Léo de Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Léo de Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Léo de Brito having to interfere. Floresta Club U18's Léo de Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt in the 30th minute of play. In the 31stth minute of the game Denílson Negri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KFC Cromvelde's Gunter Roeckeloes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Vítor Goiano in the 32nd minute of play forced KFC Cromvelde's goalkeeper Gunter Roeckeloes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gunter Roeckeloes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denílson Negri in the 33rd minute of the match. 35 minutes in the game, Dino Saraiva dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt in the 39th minute of play forced Floresta Club U18's goalkeeper Léo de Brito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Gunter Roeckeloes managed to avoid a goal in the 43rdth minute, when Floresta Club U18's José Vítor Goiano fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In a very dangerous position, a player in KFC Cromvelde fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 44th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Gunter Roeckeloes, was totally fooled by Floresta Club U18's Guilherme Viana, who 47 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Denílson Negri stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Lia Arbulo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KFC Cromvelde's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lia Arbulo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Narciso Toledo fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Floresta Club U18's protests and gave Narciso Toledo a yellow card for diving instead. Lia Arbulo fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 62nd minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball bounced in the crossbar and then went out. It was a very nice shot. The throw-in from Guilherme Viana in the 67th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by KFC Cromvelde's Hendrik Specht. 76 minutes into the match, KFC Cromvelde's goal looked a bit too open when José Vítor Goiano came free, but Gunter Roeckeloes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. KFC Cromvelde made a substitution. Quillian Cromefeldt replaced Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt. Floresta Club U18's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.