U23 World League

Arena Manchão
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Samuca Tróia made the kick off and thus started the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Samuca Tróia in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roger Hoolemans saved Portus Ganda from getting behind. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ekzema F.V. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 14th minute. Penalty! In the 15th minute there was a penalty for Portus Ganda. Güralp Ergüleç stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sílvio Cordeiro. 1-1. Sílvio Cordeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henri-Xavier Verengen in the 20th minute of play. Portus Ganda's Güralp Ergüleç got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Ekzema F.V.'s Afonsinho Valladares got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Ekzema F.V.'s Sílvio Cordeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henri-Xavier Verengen in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute Abel Goethuys shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Cordeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sammy Kempenaers in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sílvio Cordeiro saved Ekzema F.V. from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Goethuys in the 34th minute of play forced Ekzema F.V.'s goalkeeper Sílvio Cordeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roger Hoolemans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudinei Arantes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Portus Ganda getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Luckas Van der Perren hit a great ball. 42 minutes into the match, Ekzema F.V.'s goal looked a bit too open when Güralp Ergüleç came free, but Sílvio Cordeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Ekzema F.V.'s zone, Abel Goethuys stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sílvio Cordeiro came out of the goal and Abel Goethuys tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Fabinho Sarmento hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Samuca Tróia charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Samuca Tróia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 56th match minute, Ekzema F.V. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuca Tróia to maneuver through the defense. When Daniel Bueno came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Ekzema F.V. 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 Daniel Bueno couldn't finish the play. Roger Hoolemans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuca Tróia in the 66th minute of play. Güralp Ergüleç took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sílvio Cordeiro. Sílvio Cordeiro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuca Tróia in the 72nd minute of play forced Portus Ganda's goalkeeper Roger Hoolemans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd match minute, Portus Ganda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lennert De Loose to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute Samuca Tróia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roger Hoolemans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sílvio Cordeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel Goethuys, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ekzema F.V.'s Sílvio Cordeiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Ekzema F.V. from getting a goal against them. If Henri-Xavier Verengen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Portus Ganda's Abel Goethuys got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 94th match minute, Portus Ganda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Goethuys to maneuver through the defense. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.