U18 World League

Jurand Cichewski
Spectators: 7990 (Terracing: 5994, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Theo Boeve started the match with the kick off. After 4 played minutes Unidad de Matanza got a freekick which was hit by Abel Jerrold. 21 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's goal looked a bit too open when Martien Degenkamp came free, but Cornelio Pueblo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isidro Fero hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Cornelio Pueblo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theo Boeve in the 33rd minute of the match. If Han Pieters had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cornelio Pueblo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martien Degenkamp in the 45th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arturo Baraquiel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cornelio Pueblo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Theo Boeve's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. When FC Bal op het Dak's Theo Boeve in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Unidad de Matanza's goalie prevented a goal. Leo Nerio hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Hipolito Cordario scored 1-1 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ryan de Kort, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC Bal op het Dak's Hans de Graaf was substituted for Edwin Batum. Unidad de Matanza's Cornelio Pueblo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theo Boeve in the 70th minute of play. In the 71st match minute, Unidad de Matanza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Jerrold to maneuver through the defense. Theo Boeve could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Cornelio Pueblo made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Nerio in the 81st minute of play forced FC Bal op het Dak's goalkeeper Ryan de Kort to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 82 minutes, Martien Degenkamp mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Bal op het Dak and the Unidad de Matanza players grew even worse after the yellow card. Martien Degenkamp kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Cornelio Pueblo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martien Degenkamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 89th minute of the match, Han Pieters got a very nice opportunity to score, but Cornelio Pueblo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 89 played minutes FC Bal op het Dak got a freekick which was hit by Martien Degenkamp. The supporters of Unidad de Matanza booed when FC Bal op het Dak was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Theo Boeve didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Reynaldo Rios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ryan de Kort was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. The FC Bal op het Dak players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Unidad de Matanza from taking control. The game ends in a draw.