U18 World League

Arena Barboza
Spectators: 7596 (Terracing: 5698, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sander De Rudder kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Les Presidents FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Matthy Van Hoeyvelt hit a great ball. In the 3rd minute of the match Vitório Baiano sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rein De Rijck skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Les Presidents FC's Matthy Van Hoeyvelt got a free kick in the 4th minute. Jasper Jenken hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 11 minutes into the game, Vitório Baiano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Relyn Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Les Presidents FC the free kick. After 20 minutes of play, Les Presidents FC's Jasper Jenken made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juan Vieira was left in no man's land by his defense there! Juan Vieira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jasper Jenken in the 24th minute of play. In the 33rd minute of the match Vitório Baiano shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rein De Rijck showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 38thth minute of the game Sander De Rudder who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Relyn Futebol Clube's Juan Vieira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 39 minutes into the game, Jasper Jenken cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Juan Vieira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Matthy Van Hoeyvelt's late challenge caught a Relyn Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matthy Van Hoeyvelt helped the player get up and apologised. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luís Paulo de Barros stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Laércio Vianna took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rein De Rijck. Les Presidents FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Sander De Rudder could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Juan Vieira made a huge save. In the 58th match minute, Relyn Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caetano Félix to maneuver through the defense. During the 67th minute of the match Matthy Van Hoeyvelt completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Matthy Van Hoeyvelt a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Matthy Van Hoeyvelt kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Rein De Rijck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Fernando Almeida in the 69th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Les Presidents FC's Henri Langendonckx got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 71st minute, Laércio Vianna sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Les Presidents FC's Rein De Rijck didn't even have to move. Gilbert Spoelbergs hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute, Sander De Rudder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jasper Jenken sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jasper Jenken fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Vieira having to interfere. Sander De Rudder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Juan Vieira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jasper Jenken fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Vieira having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Les Presidents FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.