U18 World League

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Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Erwin Naets made the kick off which started today's match. Santxo Soler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Perry Stroobans, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. When Erwin Naets came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Asingratitos FC 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 Erwin Naets couldn't finish the play. Erwin Naets scored 1-0 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Santxo Soler, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 13 played minutes Asingratitos FC got a freekick which was hit by Edmond De Greef. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Goyo Ponce De Leon managed to get in a good position for a shot. AGT Team's supporters rose to their feet, but Goyo Ponce De Leon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gert-Jan Van de Velde breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Goyo Ponce De Leon in the 21st minute of play forced Asingratitos FC's goalkeeper Gert-Jan Van de Velde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andrés Nadal during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 23rd minute, Andrés Nadal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in AGT Team's zone, Perry Stroobans stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Santxo Soler came out of the goal and Perry Stroobans tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Asingratitos FC's Gert-Jan Van de Velde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Rapado in the 28th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Asingratitos FC's Jannes De Mees got a free kick in the 34th minute. After having played for 36 minutes, Leonardo Roig managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AGT Team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonardo Roig was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 37 minutes into the match, AGT Team's goal looked a bit too open when Erwin Naets came free, but Santxo Soler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute, Edmond De Greef ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santxo Soler was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Perry Stroobans received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Santxo Soler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leon Heijligem struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Santxo Soler didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Asingratitos FC.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Goyo Ponce De Leon was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Perry Stroobans in the 52nd minute of play forced AGT Team's goalkeeper Santxo Soler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to AGT Team getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Justin Pareja hit a great ball. Santxo Soler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erwin Naets, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Leon Heijligem recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Armand Zimmer's late challenge caught a AGT Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Armand Zimmer helped the player get up and apologised. In the 62nd match minute, Asingratitos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armand Zimmer to maneuver through the defense. Goyo Ponce De Leon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gert-Jan Van de Velde having to interfere. Santxo Soler didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Erwin Naets went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. After having played for 74 minutes, Erwin Naets managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Asingratitos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Erwin Naets was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Santxo Soler didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leon Heijligem went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Perry Stroobans's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santxo Soler was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. In the 81st minute of the match Christoph Demeyer sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Santxo Soler skillfully saved the ball. David Rapado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Gert-Jan Van de Velde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 86 minutes, Erwin Naets made it 7-0 with a short kick to the right side. AGT Team's Santxo Soler tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Asingratitos FC had won after a very even match.