U21 World League

Rubens Alves Barraca
Spectators: 6850 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jarno Jongbloedt got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, KV Schoonwater's Luke Scheerens got control of the ball when Santos Pinto tried to sneak it across the goal line. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by KV Schoonwater's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Caetano Monteiro was slow to take the kick. During this time BRASIL.Sp's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Caetano Monteiro almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but KV Schoonwater's Luke Scheerens did a great save. In the 7th match minute, KV Schoonwater was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Axell De Ketelaere to maneuver through the defense. Alexsandro de Sousa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Santos Pinto came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the BRASIL.Sp 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 Santos Pinto couldn't finish the play. 许延真 hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Santos Pinto could shoot a difficult shot in the 20th minute, which Luke Scheerens however easily saved by the left post. After 21 played minutes KV Schoonwater got a freekick which was hit by 许延真. After having played for 22 minutes, Alexsandro de Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BRASIL.Sp's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexsandro de Sousa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luke Scheerens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Santos Pinto in the 29th minute. In the 31st minute Axell De Ketelaere shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lenílson Quintal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of BRASIL.Sp booed when KV Schoonwater was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Billy Rijmenams didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 35 minutes, Caetano Monteiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BRASIL.Sp's supporters crossed their fingers, but Caetano Monteiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alexsandro de Sousa struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Luke Scheerens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BRASIL.Sp. Luke Scheerens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexsandro de Sousa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luke Scheerens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexsandro de Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. KV Schoonwater's 许延真 got his second yellow card of the match in the 47th minute. The referee ordered 许延真 off the ground. In the 48th minute, 许延真 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luke Scheerens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexsandro de Sousa in the 49th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alexsandro de Sousa was the one to do the kick off. Luke Scheerens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santos Pinto in the 53rd minute of play. Alexsandro de Sousa scored 1-0 in the 54th 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. 67 minutes into the match, BRASIL.Sp's goal looked a bit too open when Jarno Jongbloedt came free, but Lenílson Quintal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 69 played minutes BRASIL.Sp got a freekick which was hit by Raphael Paes. BRASIL.Sp made a substitution. Sergio Jerardo replaced Raphael Paes. After a rather tough play, BRASIL.Sp's Raphael Paes got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute, Luukas Schooters 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. KV Schoonwater's Luke Scheerens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergio Jerardo in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th match minute, KV Schoonwater was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olliver Keuppens to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute, Santos Pinto made a precise shot to the right of Luke Scheerens. KV Schoonwater's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After 79 minutes of play, BRASIL.Sp's Santos Pinto made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luke Scheerens was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luke Scheerens didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sergio Jerardo went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Sergio Jerardo struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Luke Scheerens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BRASIL.Sp. In the 90th minute Júnior Cerezo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Scheerens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind KV Schoonwater's goalkeeper Luke Scheerens, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 93 minutes into the game, Jarno Jongbloedt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KV Schoonwater's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BRASIL.Sp the free kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sergio Jerardo in the 96th 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. 97 minutes into the match, KV Schoonwater's goal looked a bit too open when Alexsandro de Sousa came free, but Luke Scheerens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. BRASIL.Sp's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.