U18 World League

Estadio Olavarria
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Harold Reynders got the match started through his kick off. PIAUÍ FC's Acácio Paiva got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Acácio Paiva scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adam de Reyck, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Adam de Reyck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joãozinho Yver, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. The audience was convinced that Joãozinho Yver's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adam de Reyck was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Joãozinho Yver put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Adam de Reyck. Harold Reynders struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. José Paulo Zonta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Olavarria FC. The supporters of PIAUÍ FC booed when Olavarria FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bert Vercruysse didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joãozinho Yver fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adam de Reyck having to interfere. Matheus Sá sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joãozinho Yver sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the game, Stephen Camps was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Olavarria FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PIAUÍ FC the free kick. The supporters of PIAUÍ FC booed when Olavarria FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stephen Camps didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adam de Reyck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabinho Félix, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Joãozinho Yver took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adam de Reyck. Adam de Reyck dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joãozinho Yver to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes PIAUÍ FC got a freekick which was hit by Acácio Paiva. After 55 minutes, Acácio Paiva mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PIAUÍ FC and the Olavarria FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 55 played minutes PIAUÍ FC got a freekick which was hit by Acácio Paiva. The audience was convinced that Joãozinho Yver's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adam de Reyck was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. In the 64th minute, Agnaldo Sá got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Adam de Reyck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joãozinho Yver, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Fabinho Félix kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harold Reynders in the 87th minute of play forced PIAUÍ FC's goalkeeper José Paulo Zonta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Harold Reynders came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Olavarria FC 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 Harold Reynders couldn't finish the play. Adam de Reyck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joãozinho Yver, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Olavarria FC's Adam de Reyck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joãozinho Yver in the 94th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. PIAUÍ FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.