U23 World League

Palookaville
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The audience thought a goal was coming when Martin Andriessen got free with Tiaguinho Sergipano in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tiaguinho Sergipano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ralf Talsma in the 8th minute of play. Jan-Joost Smeekes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Magno das Neves in the 16th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Magno das Neves ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jan-Joost Smeekes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Mo Di Yun scored 0-2 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jan-Joost Smeekes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bem Bolado's Tiaguinho Sergipano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Bem Bolado from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Bem Bolado booed when Seagulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerben Klein didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Seagulls defense, Magno das Neves kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jan-Joost Smeekes. The Seagulls fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jan-Joost Smeekes should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Bem Bolado's Amílton Favoretto got a free kick in the 45th minute. The Seagulls players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bem Bolado were winning 0-4.

The wind increased when Magno das Neves made the kick off in the second half. Jan-Joost Smeekes was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Magno das Neves capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Magno das Neves really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. In the 57th minute Magno das Neves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Joost Smeekes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jan-Joost Smeekes made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Cláudio Donatello sent off a good shot on target. Jan-Joost Smeekes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magno das Neves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mo Di Yun blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jan-Joost Smeekes having to make a save. Jan-Joost Smeekes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafinha Cabral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cláudio Donatello's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jan-Joost Smeekes firmly grabbed it by the left post. Jan-Joost Smeekes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafinha Cabral in the 68th minute of the match. Magno das Neves took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jan-Joost Smeekes. Jan-Joost Smeekes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cláudio Donatello got free with Jan-Joost Smeekes in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Rafinha Cabral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rafinha Cabral hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Bem Bolado's Tiaguinho Sergipano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilco Owusu Abeyie in the 78th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Magno das Neves ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jan-Joost Smeekes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. In the 90th minute, Bem Bolado's Cláudio Donatello dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-8. An unexpected shot in the 93rd minute by Cláudio Donatello got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 95th minute, Harm Meinders hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.