U23 World League

Arena da Baixada
Spectators: 7675 (Terracing: 5757, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Gugu Travassos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. KFC Vliegplein's Ferdinand Weijnants pulled a muscle in his leg after 5 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Hermínio Ferreira's late challenge caught a KFC Vliegplein's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hermínio Ferreira helped the player get up and apologised. KFC Vliegplein's Bryan Tubbackx was substituted for Ferdinand Weijnants. In the 6th minute, Hermínio Ferreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Matthy Algoedt hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Mark Jansens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Willian Neves in the 9th minute of the match. In the 12th minute, KFC Vliegplein's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Willian Neves fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The supporters of Granadero10 booed when KFC Vliegplein was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gregoire Claeys didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mark Jansens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inácio Barbosa in the 17th minute of the match. Granadero10's Sydney Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eddy Laporte in the 20th minute of play. Renan Alvarenga hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the match, Granadero10's goal looked a bit too open when William Eekhout came free, but Sydney Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hermínio Ferreira hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. KFC Vliegplein's Sylven Vereeken suffered a concussion in the 32nd minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. After 32 minutes of play Granadero10's Hermínio Ferreira was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. KFC Vliegplein's Tomm Verbraecken was substituted for Sylven Vereeken. The supporters of KFC Vliegplein booed when Granadero10 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hermínio Ferreira didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to KFC Vliegplein getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Tomm Verbraecken hit a great ball. Inácio Barbosa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mark Jansens having to make a save. In the 42nd minute Granadero10 were awarded a corner. Inácio Barbosa went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Granadero10's corner Tiago Sena fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mark Jansens quite easily take care of the ball. Mark Jansens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gugu Travassos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bryan Tubbackx to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Bryan Tubbackx took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Sydney Barros to make any attempt to save it. In the 56th match minute, Granadero10 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hortêncio de Medeiros to maneuver through the defense. Mark Jansens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gugu Travassos in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute Gugu Travassos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mark Jansens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 72 minutes of play, Granadero10's Gugu Travassos made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mark Jansens was left in no man's land by his defense there! Granadero10's Severino Mendes was substituted for Gugu Travassos. In the 77th minute, Inácio Barbosa 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. When Granadero10's Severino Mendes in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KFC Vliegplein's goalie prevented a goal. Gregoire Claeys kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Mark Jansens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Severino Mendes's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. In the 88th minute, Severino Mendes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mark Jansens was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Mark Jansens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Severino Mendes's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Tomm Verbraecken kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sydney Barros. That made the score 3-2 in the 94 minute of play. Severino Mendes struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Mark Jansens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Granadero10. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Granadero10 fans cheered their team off the field, for while KFC Vliegplein had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.