U21 World League

Estádio Figueiredo
Spectators: 8001 (Terracing: 6002, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Rafael van Zeggeren made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th minute Rafael van Zeggeren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Francisco Leme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Merijan Bemmel made in the 11th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Herbert Springelkamp however managed to control. In the 14th minute, Aimar Aimar reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Heiko Som. The goal made the score 2-0. In the 19th minute Aimar Aimar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heiko Som saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 21 minutes, Aimar Aimar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ique Football Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aimar Aimar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 28 minutes into the match, FFC Merainies 03's goal looked a bit too open when Aimar Aimar came free, but Heiko Som reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Donald Ridder hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Aimar Aimar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Heiko Som was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. In the 39th minute of the match Ique Football Club got a corner. FFC Merainies 03's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Samuca Leal ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience was convinced that Aimar Aimar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Heiko Som was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Moisés Arruda to make the kick off. Heiko Som made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moisés Arruda in the 53rd minute of play. In the 61st minute, Erben Medgyesi 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. Ique Football Club's Aimar Aimar got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Merijan Bemmel's late challenge caught a Ique Football Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Merijan Bemmel helped the player get up and apologised. After 70 played minutes FFC Merainies 03 got a freekick which was hit by Merijan Bemmel. After 73 minutes FFC Merainies 03's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Samuca Leal who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Ique Football Club's Samuca Leal to fire away a dangerous shot which Heiko Som despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moisés Arruda in the 78th minute of play forced FFC Merainies 03's goalkeeper Heiko Som to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 79 played minutes FFC Merainies 03 got a freekick which was hit by Herbert Springelkamp. Aimar Aimar might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Heiko Som. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aimar Aimar ran back to his position shaking his head. FFC Merainies 03's Heiko Som played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aimar Aimar in the 82nd minute of play. The Ique Football Club fans' excitement grew in the 84th match minute when Ique Football Club's Aimar Aimar 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 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Ique Football Club's Aimar Aimar in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FFC Merainies 03's goalie prevented a goal. In the 91st minute, Moisés Arruda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 96 minutes into the match, Ique Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael van Zeggeren came free, but João Francisco Leme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.