U18 World League

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 7988 (Terracing: 5992, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) Seppe Maertens started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Angel Vardarov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dre Roockeloos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sven Ceulemans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Balakchiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of VN Keleler booed when FC Draconia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camiel Creemers didn't get a good kick on the ball. Seppe Maertens received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Angel Vardarov came out and tried to block the shot, but Seppe Maertens slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 10th minute. Dany-Adams Cappels hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Yani Popisakov kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. If Dany-Adams Cappels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Angel Vardarov made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Seppe Maertens sent off a good shot on target. Angel Vardarov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dre Roockeloos in the 29th minute of play. 30 minutes into the game, Seppe Maertens cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Angel Vardarov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 40th minute, Camiel Creemers ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Angel Vardarov was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Emil Balakchiev charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emil Balakchiev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FC Draconia booed when VN Keleler was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emil Balakchiev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Van Casteren scored 5-0 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Angel Vardarov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After a defensive mix-up in VN Keleler's zone, Thijs Enfant stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Angel Vardarov came out of the goal and Thijs Enfant tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of VN Keleler booed when FC Draconia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thijs Enfant didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in VN Keleler's zone, Daniel Van Casteren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Angel Vardarov came out of the goal and Daniel Van Casteren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Angel Vardarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seppe Maertens in the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st match minute, VN Keleler was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gercho Momkov to maneuver through the defense. 63 minutes into the game, Seppe Maertens cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Angel Vardarov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to VN Keleler getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Gercho Momkov hit a great ball. In the 71st minute, Gercho Momkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute Seppe Maertens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angel Vardarov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Angel Vardarov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dany-Adams Cappels, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 83 minutes, Daniel Van Casteren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Draconia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Van Casteren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Seppe Maertens took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Angel Vardarov. Angel Vardarov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Van Casteren in the 89th minute of play forced VN Keleler's goalkeeper Angel Vardarov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sven Ceulemans was out of position in the 91 minute of play, and Miro Balinski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Miro Balinski really showed his touch with that goal: 7-1. There was no doubt that FC Draconia were the better team. FC Draconia's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.