U18 World League

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 7616 (Terracing: 5713, Seating: 1751, VIP seats: 152) Sjors Schulte made the kick off and thus started the match. Haroldo Recife showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sjors Schulte in the 4th minute of the match. After having played for 5 minutes, Pascall Mik managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Verwachting's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pascall Mik was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emanuel Almeida could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Henny Jans made a huge save. Marcelinho Miranda's late challenge caught a Verwachting's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcelinho Miranda helped the player get up and apologised. After 9 played minutes Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- got a freekick which was hit by Marcelinho Miranda. In the 10th minute of the match Klaas Jeuring sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Haroldo Recife skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Luiz Eduardo Domingues hit a great ball. Pascall Mik kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. The supporters of Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- booed when Verwachting was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jos Brandsma didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th minute Geovânio Toscano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henny Jans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Verwachting booed when Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eurico Pinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 20th match minute, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Almeida to maneuver through the defense. 21 minutes into the game, Gerrit Baker was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Verwachting's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- the free kick. After a rather tough play, Verwachting's Gerrit Baker got a free kick in the 21st minute. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Haroldo Recife played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascall Mik in the 23rd minute of play. Geovânio Toscano in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Henny Jans, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Haroldo Recife showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sjors Schulte in the 29th minute of the match. After 31 minutes Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Klaas Jeuring who took care of the corner kick. Klaas Jeuring made a great header on Verwachting's corner, it was just that Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Haroldo Recife managed to reach the ball for a save. Haroldo Recife showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerrit Baker in the 32nd minute of the match. Henny Jans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Almeida in the 34th minute of the match. Henny Jans made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vítor Lara in the 35th minute. When Jos Brandsma fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Verwachting's protests and gave Jos Brandsma a yellow card for diving instead. Jos Brandsma kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Luís Fabiano Figueiredo's late challenge caught a Verwachting's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luís Fabiano Figueiredo helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Verwachting booed when Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Fabiano Figueiredo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geovânio Toscano was extremely unlucky when he, in the 42nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Geovânio Toscano made a kick off. The attack was good, but when Geovânio Toscano in the 51st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Pascall Mik could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Haroldo Recife made a huge save. A collision led to Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Geovânio Toscano hit a great ball. Haroldo Recife took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pascall Mik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 65 minutes into the game, Luís Fabiano Figueiredo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Henny Jans was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 67th minute, Luiz Eduardo Domingues left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 73rd minute, Remo Carneiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Haroldo Recife took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sjors Schulte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- were furious when Manfredo Cabral was red carded, 83 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Manfredo Cabral got a free kick in the 84th minute. Verwachting's Henny Jans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Eduardo Domingues in the 90th minute of play.