U18 World League

Parque de los Virgos
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Celta de Virgos's Eusebio Presebal started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With his leg Tom Carels managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when Celta de Virgos's Eusebio Presebal fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Tom Carels took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Toribio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tom Carels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusebio Presebal, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerard Oost in the 21st minute of play forced Celta de Virgos's goalkeeper Elberg Largan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Mijdrecht Maffia booed when Celta de Virgos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Gomez didn't get a good kick on the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Mijdrecht Maffia's Serge Ewald broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 28th minute Gerrit van der Weerden shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elberg Largan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tom Carels didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eusebio Presebal went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 35th minute, Celta de Virgos's Eusebio Presebal dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. After some careless play in the Celta de Virgos defense, Gerard Oost kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elberg Largan. The Celta de Virgos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elberg Largan should have stopped the shot. Toni Stühling sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebio Presebal in the 60th minute of play forced Mijdrecht Maffia's goalkeeper Tom Carels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebio Presebal in the 61st minute of play forced Mijdrecht Maffia's goalkeeper Tom Carels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuel Gomez kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Adrian Toribio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tom Carels read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Tom Carels didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adrian Toribio went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Tom Carels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Toribio, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. With 80 minutes on the clock, Salvador Farias commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to Celta de Virgos getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Salvador Farias hit a great ball. Samuel Gomez's late challenge caught a Mijdrecht Maffia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Samuel Gomez helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Mijdrecht Maffia booed when Celta de Virgos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Gomez didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 86 minutes, Gerard Oost mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mijdrecht Maffia and the Celta de Virgos players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Mijdrecht Maffia getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Gerard Oost hit a great ball. Adrian Toribio struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Tom Carels didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Celta de Virgos. Elberg Largan was out of position in the 92 minute of play, and Gerrit van der Weerden capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gerrit van der Weerden really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.