U18 World League

Rene Loco Houseman
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gustavo Loren started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dirk Jan Ronde in the 4th minute of play forced Tetes Titans's goalkeeper David Cucao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in The Dalwhinnie Boys's zone, Gustavo Loren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerald Moermans came out of the goal and Gustavo Loren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Dalwhinnie Boys's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Domingos Abeita was slow to take the kick. During this time Tetes Titans's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Domingos Abeita got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gerald Moermans quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Placido Tomi kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Tetes Titans's goal looked a bit too open when Dirk Jan Ronde came free, but David Cucao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eulalio Inocente hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute, Dirk Jan Ronde got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 24 minutes into the game, Dirk Jan Ronde cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. David Cucao was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dirk Jan Ronde in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg David Cucao saved Tetes Titans from getting behind. David Cucao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dirk Jan Ronde in the 36th minute of the match. 37 minutes in the game, Dirk Jan Ronde dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After 38 played minutes Tetes Titans got a freekick which was hit by Cayetano Gaizko. Gustavo Loren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gerald Moermans read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. After the first half The Dalwhinnie Boys were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dirk Jan Ronde stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dirk Jan Ronde in the 55thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of David Cucao, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Dirk Jan Ronde fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Cucao having to interfere. Eulalio Inocente lost his temper 60 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Maurice Molhoek shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Gerald Moermans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Placido Tomi in the 65th minute of the match. Dirk Jan Ronde came free with the goalkeeper in the 66th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and David Cucao could save by the left post. A collision led to The Dalwhinnie Boys getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Izaak Pierewaaijer hit a great ball. In the 73rd match minute, The Dalwhinnie Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Izaak Pierewaaijer to maneuver through the defense. David Cucao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dirk Jan Ronde, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After 78 played minutes The Dalwhinnie Boys got a freekick which was hit by Maurice Molhoek. Gerald Moermans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Placido Tomi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lisandro Orland kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Izaak Pierewaaijer charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Izaak Pierewaaijer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to The Dalwhinnie Boys getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Izaak Pierewaaijer hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Placido Tomi in the 86th minute of play forced The Dalwhinnie Boys's goalkeeper Gerald Moermans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Placido Tomi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerald Moermans having to interfere. The Dalwhinnie Boys's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Maurice Molhoek in the 92nd minute. The Dalwhinnie Boys's Maurice Molhoek was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but David Cucao in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 93rd minute Dirk Jan Ronde shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Cucao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute, Dirk Jan Ronde left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Dalwhinnie Boys fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. The The Dalwhinnie Boys players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.