U23 World League

Fauna Utd Arena
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Fauna Utd's Abel Van Clijnebreugel started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Adelino Freire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robben De Vlaeminck, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 8 minutes in the game, Paulão Pombal 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. João Francisco Goiano struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Gino Van Deijck didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Triforce Super Soccer. In the 11th minute there was a penalty for Triforce Super Soccer. Norberto de Toledo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gino Van Deijck. 0-1. Laurent Camus charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Laurent Camus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Adelino Freire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abel Van Clijnebreugel, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Dean De Koq got a throw-in 22 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Charl Valkeneers. Cipriano Hendrickx's late challenge caught a Triforce Super Soccer's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cipriano Hendrickx helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Fauna Utd's Cipriano Hendrickx got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 29th minute João Francisco Goiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gino Van Deijck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, João Francisco Goiano notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Fauna Utd's Gino Van Deijck. Gino Van Deijck was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Triforce Super Soccer booed when Fauna Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robben De Vlaeminck didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cafu Paraíba got a throw-in 40 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Duarte Trevisan. Wout Rosbach kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. João Francisco Goiano was the one to do the kick off. Vic De Geutter kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Fauna Utd defense, Rodrigo Goiano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gino Van Deijck. The Fauna Utd fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gino Van Deijck should have stopped the shot. Laurent Camus hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Gino Van Deijck didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paulão Pombal went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Paulão Pombal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Gino Van Deijck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Triforce Super Soccer's Cafu Paraíba got a free kick in the 85th minute. The supporters of Triforce Super Soccer booed when Fauna Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cipriano Hendrickx didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fauna Utd's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when João Francisco Goiano scored to the left of an out of position Gino Van Deijck, making the score, 0-5. When the match was over Triforce Super Soccer could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Fauna Utd throughout the match.