U21 World League

Arena Microsoft
Spectators: 7462 (Terracing: 5597, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yens Iansens started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Dutch Rebels booed when Microsoft Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan de Souza didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 7 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Yens Iansens sped through Microsoft Team's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dorian Catarinense. Pascal Vanhaeren hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Narciso Cardoso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Microsoft Team's Dorian Catarinense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guilian Boffin in the 15th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Alan de Souza kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dante De Smet. That made the score 1-1 in the 17 minute of play. After 19 played minutes Dutch Rebels got a freekick which was hit by Yens Iansens. In the 23rd minute, Microsoft Team's Eusébio Tróia ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dante De Smet. Dante De Smet yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Dorian Catarinense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Vranckx in the 29th minute of play. After 32 minutes, Jeremie De Ryck mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dutch Rebels and the Microsoft Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a little luck, Dutch Rebels's Dante De Smet got control of the ball when Luiz Fernando Ferraz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dante De Smet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alan de Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Dante De Smet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusébio Tróia in the 42nd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Narciso Cardoso took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Dante De Smet to make any attempt to save it. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alan de Souza to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Dutch Rebels was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremie De Ryck to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Dutch Rebels's zone, Alan de Souza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante De Smet came out of the goal and Alan de Souza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dorian Catarinense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yens Iansens in the 56th minute of the match. Egídio Proença's late challenge caught a Dutch Rebels's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Egídio Proença helped the player get up and apologised. After 57 played minutes Microsoft Team got a freekick which was hit by Egídio Proença. A well placed Yens Iansens short distance shot in the 58th minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. 64 minutes into the match, Dutch Rebels's goal looked a bit too open when Narciso Cardoso came free, but Dante De Smet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute Narciso Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante De Smet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante De Smet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alan de Souza in the 70th minute of the match. Dante De Smet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alan de Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Microsoft Team's Dorian Catarinense proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Microsoft Team from getting a goal against them. 80 minutes into the match, Dutch Rebels's goal looked a bit too open when Narciso Cardoso came free, but Dante De Smet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Microsoft Team booed when Dutch Rebels was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pascal Vanhaeren didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Geoffry Borginions during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Microsoft Team booed when Dutch Rebels was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geoffry Borginions didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 86th minute, Alan de Souza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante De Smet was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3. Alan de Souza took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante De Smet. Dante De Smet dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-3. Gustaaf Vranckx hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Microsoft Team walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.