U23 World League

Boca do Dragao
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ernesto Damião started the match with the kick off. Luke Scheerens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 8 minutes, Johnny Verdonck mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KV Schoonwater and the Minotauro players grew even worse after the yellow card. 10 minutes into the match, KV Schoonwater's goalkeeper Luke Scheerens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ernesto Damião. In the 12th minute of the match Minotauro got a corner. KV Schoonwater's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jean Eger ran over to the corner to take the kick. Constantijn Philippaerts hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Ernesto Damião's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 15thth minute, Luke Scheerens skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ernesto Damião in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luke Scheerens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Jean Eger managed to get in a good position for a shot. Minotauro's supporters rose to their feet, but Jean Eger was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luke Scheerens breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 23rd match minute, Minotauro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bartosz Bednorz to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th match minute, KV Schoonwater was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Billy Rijmenams to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Damião in the 28th minute of play forced KV Schoonwater's goalkeeper Luke Scheerens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Ernesto Damião's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luke Scheerens was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Luke Scheerens made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Ernesto Damião sent off a good shot on target. Luke Scheerens made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Ernesto Damião sent off a good shot on target. In the 34th minute Minotauro were awarded a corner. Jean Eger went to the cornerflag to take it. When Perivaldo Dias fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Minotauro's protests and gave Perivaldo Dias a yellow card for diving instead. 36 minutes into the match, Minotauro's goal looked a bit too open when Constantijn Philippaerts came free, but Giovanni de Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to KV Schoonwater getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Billy Rijmenams hit a great ball. In the 39th minute of the match Jean Eger sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luke Scheerens skillfully saved the ball. Ernesto Damião scored 1-0 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luke Scheerens, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 46th minute, Johnny Verdonck 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. Paulinho Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Luke Scheerens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luukas Schooters to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ernesto Damião in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luke Scheerens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luke Scheerens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emílio Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Minotauro's Jano Palmeira got a free kick in the 60th minute. KV Schoonwater's Axell De Ketelaere couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 61st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Minotauro. The audience was convinced that Ernesto Damião's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luke Scheerens was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ernesto Damião in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luke Scheerens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Damião in the 76th minute of play forced KV Schoonwater's goalkeeper Luke Scheerens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Damião in the 78th minute of play forced KV Schoonwater's goalkeeper Luke Scheerens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Minotauro getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Perivaldo Dias hit a great ball. 84 minutes into the game, Ernesto Damião cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Luke Scheerens was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Ernesto Damião had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st match minute, Minotauro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jano Palmeira to maneuver through the defense. In the 92ndth minute of the game Luukas Schooters who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Minotauro's Giovanni de Toledo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 95 minutes, Constantijn Philippaerts mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KV Schoonwater and the Minotauro players grew even worse after the yellow card. Minotauro walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.