U18 World League

Tierra Santa
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Etienne Lenaerts started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Miguel Gomez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of William Grootjans. Het Koffiehuis's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miguel Gomez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Saul Luna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lennart Van Clynenbreugel in the 8th minute of play. Alberto Merino kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the game, Goffrey Bastiaens was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Het Koffiehuis's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CD SHETTANI the free kick. After 13 minutes of play, CD SHETTANI's Miguel Gomez made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. William Grootjans was left in no man's land by his defense there! 16 minutes into the match, Het Koffiehuis's goalkeeper William Grootjans had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abel Alpizar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaud Van den Bergh in the 19th minute of play forced CD SHETTANI's goalkeeper Saul Luna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute Arnaud Van den Bergh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Luna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, CD SHETTANI's Fabio Osorio got a free kick in the 26th minute. Saul Luna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaud Van den Bergh in the 28th minute of the match. The supporters of Het Koffiehuis booed when CD SHETTANI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonny Carballo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Saul Luna stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Geoffrey Vandeput's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. After some careless play in the Het Koffiehuis defense, Jonny Carballo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of William Grootjans. The Het Koffiehuis fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that William Grootjans should have stopped the shot. Abel Alpizar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without William Grootjans having to interfere. Mathias-Alexander van Bedts hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Rodolfo Centeno got in the 37th minute the ball and tried a long shot which scored to the left of William Grootjans and thus it was 4-0. Goffrey Bastiaens hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

CD SHETTANI's Keilor Volio was substituted for Abel Alpizar. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Miguel Gomez to strike the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the match, Het Koffiehuis's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Gomez came free, but William Grootjans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. William Grootjans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Gomez, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Geoffrey Vandeput hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. CD SHETTANI's Alonzo Chavarria was substituted for Miguel Gomez. Saul Luna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Etienne Lenaerts in the 74th minute of the match. William Grootjans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Merino in the 80th minute of the match. After 82nd play minutes Lennart Van Clynenbreugel shot 4-1, a short shot which went by Saul Luna and just under the crossbar into goal. Alonzo Chavarria kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Arnaud Van den Bergh received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Saul Luna came out and tried to block the shot, but Arnaud Van den Bergh slotted it home off the left post making it 4-2 in the 90th minute. After a rather tough play, Het Koffiehuis's Geoffrey Vandeput got a free kick in the 92nd minute. William Grootjans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Keilor Volio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Het Koffiehuis's Etienne Lenaerts slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Saul Luna. That made the score 4-3 after 97 minutes of play. CD SHETTANI's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.