U18 World League

Stars Dome
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Steffe Pancken started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Steffe Pancken managed to get in a good position for a shot. All Stars Gent's supporters rose to their feet, but Steffe Pancken was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iker Azubeli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roberto Walme charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roberto Walme the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 4 played minutes ⲨⲀⲚⲀ got a freekick which was hit by Roberto Walme. When Steffe Pancken came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the All Stars Gent 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 Steffe Pancken couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Petri in the 9th minute of play forced All Stars Gent's goalkeeper Andreas Meynen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iker Azubeli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joppe Balthazar went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Jan-Simon Backers hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute Ulises Pancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andreas Meynen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andreas Meynen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lázaro Hartz, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After a rather tough play, All Stars Gent's Alain Dejardin got a free kick in the 30th minute. After 31 played minutes, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Leo Froylan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Andreas Meynen came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ⲨⲀⲚⲀ reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steffe Pancken in the 43rd minute of play forced ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goalkeeper Iker Azubeli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Lázaro Hartz notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of All Stars Gent's Andreas Meynen. Andreas Meynen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Cristobal Garci was substituted for Ulises Pancho. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lázaro Hartz was the one to do the kick off. Federico Iztal kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Joppe Balthazar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The All Stars Gent fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's zone, Steffe Pancken stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iker Azubeli came out of the goal and Steffe Pancken tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 72nd minute, Hipolito Petri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goal looked a bit too open when Cederique Biermans came free, but Iker Azubeli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hipolito Petri struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Andreas Meynen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ⲨⲀⲚⲀ. After a rather tough play, All Stars Gent's Cederique Biermans got a free kick in the 86th minute. Andreas Meynen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lázaro Hartz in the 89th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, All Stars Gent's goalkeeper Andreas Meynen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lázaro Hartz. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing All Stars Gent to leave the ground with a draw.