World League

Arena auf Beuthen
Spectators: 7779 (Terracing: 5835, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eugenio Rosati started the match with the kick off. Lázaro Prestes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jeoffrey De Prins read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. The corner ended in Juvenal Azevedo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but MagicTeam's Jeoffrey De Prins did a great save. Jeoffrey De Prins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lázaro Prestes, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Iwan Dziuma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lieven Demarrez in the 15th minute of play. Jeoffrey De Prins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lázaro Prestes in the 16th minute of play. Jeoffrey De Prins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lázaro Prestes, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Iwan Dziuma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Matorin, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. The audience was convinced that Eugenio Rosati's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iwan Dziuma was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. 23 minutes into the match, Heide FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Matorin came free, but Iwan Dziuma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brecht Ablij sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lieven Demarrez in the 29th minute of play forced Heide FC's goalkeeper Iwan Dziuma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iwan Dziuma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iwan Dziuma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugenio Rosati in the 37th minute of the match. If Lázaro Prestes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 40 minutes into the match, Heide FC's Lázaro Prestes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jeoffrey De Prins narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Heide FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leszek Sakowicz in the 41st minute. A nice corner shot did that Lázaro Prestes got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jeoffrey De Prins quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Iwan Dziuma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lázaro Prestes to strike the kick off in the second half. Iwan Dziuma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugenio Rosati in the 52nd minute of play. Iwan Dziuma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lieven Demarrez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute MagicTeam were awarded a corner. Brecht Ablij went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Lieven Demarrez managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. MagicTeam's Jeoffrey De Prins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lázaro Prestes in the 59th minute of play. In the 65th minute Lázaro Prestes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeoffrey De Prins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Heide FC fans' excitement grew in the 72nd match minute when Heide FC's Lázaro Prestes looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. MagicTeam made a substitution. Luis Rau replaced Xavi van Beek. Cristiano Matorin might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iwan Dziuma. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristiano Matorin ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 78th minute, 刘雄兴 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jeoffrey De Prins was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Jeoffrey De Prins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lázaro Prestes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Lázaro Prestes came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Heide FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lázaro Prestes couldn't finish the play. 97 minutes had been played when some careless play by Heide FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Brecht Ablij was slow to take the kick. During this time MagicTeam's players had a chance to rest. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Heide FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while MagicTeam had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.