U23 World League

Solar Arena
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roderick Mueller kicked off to start the match. Maurinho Jacinto hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Mala FC's zone, Roderick Mueller stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vladimir Neves came out of the goal and Roderick Mueller tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 8th minute, Jacques Roordink made a precise shot to the right of Vladimir Neves. Mala FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Vladimir Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacques Roordink, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roderick Mueller in the 13th minute of play forced Mala FC's goalkeeper Vladimir Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vladimir Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gido Kort, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vladimir Neves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roderick Mueller's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Vladimir Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacques Roordink in the 18th minute of play. Vladimir Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gido Kort in the 19th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Roderick Mueller in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vladimir Neves prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mala FC's Vladimir Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roderick Mueller in the 29th minute of play. A collision led to Mala FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Washington Berger hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the game, Dukaton f.c.'s Gido Kort nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vladimir Neves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Vladimir Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roderick Mueller in the 41st minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Gido Kort had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vladimir Neves. Mala FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gido Kort was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Washington Berger was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Dukaton f.c. booed when Mala FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Inácio Sampaio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gido Korts short, quick shot in the 58thth minute got Vladimir Neves to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Gido Kort came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Dukaton f.c. 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 Gido Kort couldn't finish the play. In the 60th minute, Jacques Roordink left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dukaton f.c. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Vladimir Neves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roderick Mueller went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. After 70 played minutes Jacques Roordink rounded Mala FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-6. Vladimir Neves made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Roderick Mueller sent off a good shot on target. Mala FC's Vladimir Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gido Kort in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th play minute Youri Geraets came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Vladimir Neves. 0-7. Jacques Roordink received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Vladimir Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vladimir Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Cohen in the 86th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Gido Kort left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dukaton f.c. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. When the final whistle sounded Dukaton f.c. left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Mala FC.