U21 World League

Heppenbach
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nino Celis got the match started through his kick off. Forza Heppenbach's Basiel Meersman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolfo Souto in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute Zé Paulo Campidelis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basiel Meersman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rodolfo Souto in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Basiel Meersman saved Forza Heppenbach from getting behind. The supporters of Forza Heppenbach booed when Brazil Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Durval Nunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10thth minute of the game Durval Nunes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Forza Heppenbach's Basiel Meersman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Brazil Academy getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Thomás Massa hit a great ball. A collision led to Brazil Academy getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Paulão de Souza hit a great ball. Basiel Meersman came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Brazil Academy's Zé Paulo Campidelis. But to his dismay, Zé Paulo Campidelis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Nino Celis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paulo José de Sena read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. Basiel Meersman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdo de Almeida in the 26th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Nino Celis took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Paulo José de Sena to make any attempt to save it. Forza Heppenbach's attentive Anthonio Van Buyten managed to snatch the ball when Reginaldo Ferraz made a throw-in in the 31st minute of the game. Anthonio Van Buyten struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Paulo José de Sena didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Forza Heppenbach. Basiel Meersman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo Souto in the 34th minute of play. Basiel Meersman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Paulo Campidelis in the 35th minute of the match. Basiel Meersman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Paulo Campidelis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rodolfo Souto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Brazil Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Geert Vissenaeken came free, but Paulo José de Sena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Basiel Meersman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodolfo Souto's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. When Eddy Peten fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Forza Heppenbach's protests and gave Eddy Peten a yellow card for diving instead. Eddy Peten hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Brazil Academy's Marcelo Mangueira shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 62nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Basiel Meersman but with some difficulty. 64 minutes into the match, Forza Heppenbach's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Paulo Campidelis came free, but Basiel Meersman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Forza Heppenbach getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Ron Kant hit a great ball. Dieguinho Valadares lost his temper 71 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to Brazil Academy getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Dieguinho Valadares hit a great ball. When Joppe Airpoel came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Forza Heppenbach 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 Joppe Airpoel couldn't finish the play. 78 minutes into the match, Brazil Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Eddy Peten came free, but Paulo José de Sena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Forza Heppenbach's Basiel Meersman got control of the ball when Valdo de Almeida tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 81st minute, Valdo de Almeida reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Basiel Meersman. The goal made the score 1-2. A collision led to Forza Heppenbach getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Joppe Airpoel hit a great ball. In the 86th minute, Reginaldo Ferraz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ron Kant had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zé Paulo Campidelis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Brazil Academy booed when Forza Heppenbach was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joppe Airpoel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 94 minutes, Basiel Meersman successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Brazil Academy's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.