U23 World League

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Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Albert Guine kicked off to start the match. Mirko Vervoort showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berto Guinea, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Mirko Vervoort took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bertold Guine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute, Juvenal Vaz 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Juvenal Vaz in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tarcísio Lucena saved VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF from getting behind. When the match clock showed 16 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Juvenal Vaz sped through VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tarcísio Lucena. Juvenal Vaz struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Tarcísio Lucena didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mijdrecht Maffia. Diogo Quintela kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Mirko Vervoort made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Berto Guinea in the 25th minute of play. With a little luck, VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's Tarcísio Lucena got control of the ball when Pieter de Zwart tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the last second Tarcísio Lucena throw himself and got hold of the ball when Pieter de Zwart in the 28thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Juvenal Vaz kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Tarcísio Lucena had in the 38thth minute some difficulties stopping Laurens van der Tol's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 40th minute, Berto Guinea made a precise shot to the right of Mirko Vervoort. Mijdrecht Maffia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Mirko Vervoort showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albert Guine in the 43rd minute of the match. Tarcísio Lucena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juvenal Vaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the match, Juvenal Vaz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tarcísio Lucena. VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juvenal Vaz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Juvenal Vaz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Francisco Carrasqueira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 52nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mirko Vervoort. Mijdrecht Maffia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Tarcísio Lucena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juvenal Vaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61stth minute of the game Juvenal Vaz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's Tarcísio Lucena was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bertold Guine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mirko Vervoort having to interfere. Tarcísio Lucena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pieter de Zwart, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Tarcísio Lucena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gert Smits, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Nivaldo Mascarenhas kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's Tarcísio Lucena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juvenal Vaz in the 74th minute of play. With an all-out effort, VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's Mirko Vervoort threw himself towards the right post 77 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Berto Guinea, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 79th minute of the match VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF got a corner. Mijdrecht Maffia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Francisco Carrasqueira ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Francisco Carrasqueira got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mirko Vervoort quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pieter de Zwart in the 80th minute of play forced VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's goalkeeper Tarcísio Lucena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Albert Guine got free with Mirko Vervoort in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mijdrecht Maffia's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Albert Guine 88 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-2. After having played for 93 minutes, Bertold Guine managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bertold Guine was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bertold Guine struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Mirko Vervoort didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Mijdrecht Maffia fans cheered their team off the field, for while VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.