U18 World League

Arena Palmares
Spectators: 9215 (Terracing: 6913, Seating: 2119, VIP seats: 183) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wesley van Rhijn kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Haroldo Lopes during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Decathlon Dudes booed when Palmares Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Haroldo Lopes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Michael Broers's late challenge caught a Palmares Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Michael Broers helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Palmares Futebol Clube booed when Decathlon Dudes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michael Broers didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jo Calleri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Gerrit Kemper made a huge save. In the 18th minute of the match Palmares Futebol Clube got a corner. Decathlon Dudes's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vicente Ferraz ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Vicente Ferraz almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Decathlon Dudes's Gerrit Kemper did a great save. Francisco Alagoano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Deinse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute Alex Deinse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Alagoano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francisco Alagoano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Deinse, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 30th minute Alex Deinse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Alagoano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute Alex Deinse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Alagoano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 31 played minutes Palmares Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Dário Moreira. In the 32nd minute, Jarbas Porto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wesley van Rhijn in the 33rd minute of play forced Palmares Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Francisco Alagoano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute, Vicente Ferraz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Palmares Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 41 minutes into the match, Palmares Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Wesley van Rhijn came free, but Francisco Alagoano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. João Carlos Antunes kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bart Schild in the 46th minute of play forced Palmares Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Francisco Alagoano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Jo Calleri made the kick off in the second half. Wesley van Rhijn could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Francisco Alagoano made a huge save. After 65 played minutes Decathlon Dudes got a freekick which was hit by Bennie Wilson. Palmares Futebol Clube made a substitution. Fellipe Negri replaced Gerson Salles. In the 70th minute, Bennie Wilson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Decathlon Dudes's Alex Deinse got a free kick in the 72nd minute. 79 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goal looked a bit too open when Claudinei Loureiro came free, but Gerrit Kemper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Haroldo Lopes kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. 84 minutes into the game, Bart Schild was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Decathlon Dudes's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palmares Futebol Clube the free kick. The supporters of Palmares Futebol Clube booed when Decathlon Dudes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bart Schild didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gerrit Kemper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jo Calleri in the 85th minute of play. With a little luck, Palmares Futebol Clube's Francisco Alagoano got control of the ball when Wesley van Rhijn tried to sneak it across the goal line. Claudinei Loureiro kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Decathlon Dudes players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Palmares Futebol Clube.