U18 World League

De Beverdam
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) After 5 minutes, Garry Heijlen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the De Beverpatrouille and the Lencois players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gabriel Huyghebaert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Salgado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Andrew Haentjens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Serge Kestens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lencois's Sidnei Mendonça proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Lencois from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Lencois's Sidnei Mendonça got control of the ball when Hans Vissenaekens tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of De Beverpatrouille booed when Lencois was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodriguinho Salgado didn't get a good kick on the ball. De Beverpatrouille's Will Klaes shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 21st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Sidnei Mendonça but with some difficulty. 29 minutes into the match, De Beverpatrouille's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Salgado came free, but Gabriel Huyghebaert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Glauco da Costa hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Sidnei Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrew Haentjens in the 31st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Brian Hostyn during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 33 played minutes De Beverpatrouille got a freekick which was hit by Brian Hostyn. The audience was convinced that Eugênio Barbosa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gabriel Huyghebaert was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Eugênio Barbosa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lencois's supporters rose to their feet, but Eugênio Barbosa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabriel Huyghebaert breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. De Beverpatrouille's Will Klaes got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 43 minutes, Daniel Salgado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lencois's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Salgado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hans Vissenaekens stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Hans Vissenaekens was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. De Beverpatrouille's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lencois the free kick. After a rather tough play, De Beverpatrouille's Hans Vissenaekens got a free kick in the 51st minute. Daniel Salgado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Huyghebaert having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herve Luyten in the 62nd minute of play forced Lencois's goalkeeper Sidnei Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the match, Lencois's Rodriguinho Salgado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gabriel Huyghebaert narrowly saved just below the crossbar. De Beverpatrouille's Garry Heijlen got his second yellow card of the match in the 64th minute. The referee ordered Garry Heijlen off the ground. The goalkeeper, Gabriel Huyghebaert, was totally fooled by Lencois's Roberto Severo, who 66 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Rodriguinho Salgado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 72nd match minute, De Beverpatrouille was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brian Hostyn to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the match, De Beverpatrouille's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Salgado came free, but Gabriel Huyghebaert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute, Andrew Haentjens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Salgado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Gabriel Huyghebaert made a huge save. An unexpected shot in the 87th minute by Rodriguinho Salgado got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. During the 92nd minute of the match Brian Hostyn completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Brian Hostyn a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 92 played minutes De Beverpatrouille got a freekick which was hit by Brian Hostyn. When Serge Kestens fell near the penalty area in the 97th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored De Beverpatrouille's protests and gave Serge Kestens a yellow card for diving instead. After 98 played minutes De Beverpatrouille got a freekick which was hit by Serge Kestens. The De Beverpatrouille supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Lencois's performance. The match ended with a win for Lencois.