U23 World League

Toca do Urso M.Mazer
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Enrique Mota started the match with the kick off. Laurens Van Aken kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kasper Viskens in the 7th minute of play forced Toa Toa 4EVER's goalkeeper Tarcio Bulisani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robinho Mesquita struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Dimitri Huijbreghts didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Toa Toa 4EVER. In the 17th minute, Oswaldo de Sousa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute Basiel Van de Weijer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tarcio Bulisani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gregorie De Mees was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 20 minutes into the match. A collision led to Esquirla FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Gregorie De Mees hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Oswaldo de Sousa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dimitri Huijbreghts. That made the score 1-0 in the 22 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oswaldo de Sousa in the 36th minute of play forced Esquirla FC's goalkeeper Dimitri Huijbreghts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esquirla FC's Dimitri Huijbreghts proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Esquirla FC from getting a goal against them. In the 47th match minute, Esquirla FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dedé van Beek to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Basiel Van de Weijer made a kick off. Tarcio Bulisani came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Esquirla FC's Kris Van Meerbeek. But to his dismay, Kris Van Meerbeek quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After a rather tough play, Esquirla FC's Kasper Viskens got a free kick in the 61st minute. If Oswaldo de Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 77th minute, Bernt Lembrechts hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dimitri Huijbreghts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrique Mota in the 84th minute of play. Toa Toa 4EVER's Tarcio Bulisani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernt Lembrechts in the 92nd minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 97 minutes, Tarcio Bulisani successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post.