U23 World League

Magic Stadium
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Orlando Mineiro started the match with the kick off. If Berten Wouqier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to MagicTeam getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Danny Van den Plas hit a great ball. Ernesto Varela made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rambo Rau in the 12th minute. ITAFUT 4EVER's Ernesto Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berten Wouqier in the 15th minute of play. Luk De Winter kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Ronaldinho Costa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Will Lievens was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Will Lievens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beto Aparecido, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Will Lievens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beto Aparecido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the game, one of MagicTeam:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 39th minute there was a penalty for ITAFUT 4EVER. Orlando Mineiro stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Will Lievens. 0-3. Ronaldinho Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Ernesto Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berten Wouqier, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Renatinho Urbano kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The supporters of MagicTeam booed when ITAFUT 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronaldinho Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luk De Winter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Ernesto Varela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Berten Wouqier to make the kick off. Luk De Winter blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ernesto Varela having to make a save. Rambo Rau kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. After 59 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Mineiro. When Beto Aparecido in the 62nd play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Will Lievens kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 0-4 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Mineiro in the 64th minute of play forced MagicTeam's goalkeeper Will Lievens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Mineiro in the 70th minute of play forced MagicTeam's goalkeeper Will Lievens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Orlando Mineiro fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ITAFUT 4EVER's protests and gave Orlando Mineiro a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Orlando Mineiro hit a great ball. MagicTeam's Rambo Rau couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for ITAFUT 4EVER. Beto Aparecido could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Will Lievens made a huge save. Beto Aparecido's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Will Lievens read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. Beto Aparecido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82nd minute, Nic Kints hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ernesto Varela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Berten Wouqier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Will Lievens didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Beto Aparecido went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. The MagicTeam supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ITAFUT 4EVER's performance. The match ended with a win for ITAFUT 4EVER.