U18 World League

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arnaud Schouters kicked off to start the match. After 7 minutes of play, ROSÁRIO SPORT's Aílton Neiva made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paul Himschoot was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paul Himschoot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aílton Neiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When João Paulo Bueno fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ROSÁRIO SPORT's protests and gave João Paulo Bueno a yellow card for diving instead. João Paulo Bueno kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. If Arnaud Schouters had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Carlos Oliveira hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Arnaud Schouters could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Zé Paulo Cardozo made a huge save. The supporters of ROSÁRIO SPORT booed when FC Bredene was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robbe Imbrechs didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Cipriano Nascimento came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the ROSÁRIO SPORT 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 Cipriano Nascimento couldn't finish the play. Charles Van Beets kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Ismael Seco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Paul Himschoot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the FC Bredene defense, Aílton Neiva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paul Himschoot. The FC Bredene fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paul Himschoot should have stopped the shot. A collision led to FC Bredene getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Jacobus Van Landewijck hit a great ball. Cipriano Nascimento fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 47th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball bounced in the crossbar and then went out. It was a very nice shot. After the first half ROSÁRIO SPORT were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cipriano Nascimento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes FC Bredene got a freekick which was hit by Gustav De Munck. The audience cheered loudly when Cipriano Nascimento's long shot in the 54th minute became 0-3 when the ball went to the left of and passed Paul Himschoot. After having played for 59 minutes, Aílton Neiva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ROSÁRIO SPORT's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aílton Neiva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FC Bredene's Paul Himschoot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cipriano Nascimento in the 63rd minute of play. In the 66th minute Arnaud Schouters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Paulo Cardozo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute Arnaud Schouters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Paulo Cardozo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 73 minutes, Pino Van de Wal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Bredene's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pino Van de Wal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cipriano Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zé Paulo Cardozo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaud Schouters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Paulo Cardozo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaud Schouters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaud Schouters in the 87th minute of play forced ROSÁRIO SPORT's goalkeeper Zé Paulo Cardozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FC Bredene getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Arnaud Schouters hit a great ball. Paul Himschoot was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Cipriano Nascimento capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cipriano Nascimento really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. After 96 played minutes ROSÁRIO SPORT got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Renato das Neves. The ROSÁRIO SPORT supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ROSÁRIO SPORT would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.