U18 World League

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 8478 (Terracing: 6360, Seating: 1949, VIP seats: 169) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Christijan Oss got the match started through his kick off. David Stout made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusébio Terra in the 5th minute of play. A collision led to Decathlon Dudes getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Willem Landzaat hit a great ball. Romário Passos scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of David Stout, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Decathlon Dudes getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Alfred Brandsma hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the match, Bucéfalo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Diderik Dirks came free, but Rui de Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Bucéfalo FC's Rui de Mendonça got control of the ball when Ralf Hoekstra tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Decathlon Dudes's Christijan Oss got a free kick in the 24th minute. Rui de Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christijan Oss, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christijan Oss got free with Rui de Mendonça in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. David Stout took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusébio Terra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Stout made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romário Passos in the 33rd minute of play. David Stout showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arthur Branco, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Decathlon Dudes's David Stout played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arthur Branco in the 40th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Christijan Oss managed to get in a good position for a shot. Decathlon Dudes's supporters rose to their feet, but Christijan Oss was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rui de Mendonça breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

60 minutes into the match, Bucéfalo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Diderik Dirks came free, but Rui de Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Bucéfalo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christijan Oss came free, but Rui de Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper David Stout had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romário Passos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arthur Branco in the 68th minute of play forced Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper David Stout to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th match minute, Decathlon Dudes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diderik Dirks to maneuver through the defense. Bucéfalo FC's Thomás Freitas was substituted for André Moura. In the 71st minute, Diderik Dirks hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Decathlon Dudes's David Stout got control of the ball when Eusébio Terra tried to sneak it across the goal line. Romário Passos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but David Stout made a huge save. David Stout made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Romário Passos sent off a good shot on target. In the 95th minute of the match Bucéfalo FC got a corner. Decathlon Dudes's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eusébio Terra ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Decathlon Dudes's goalie and right to Thomás Freitas. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Decathlon Dudes's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Bucéfalo FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.