U18 World League

Riazor
Spectators: 8030 (Terracing: 6024, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gerrie Kuijsten took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th match minute, Ágætis Byrjun was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael de Kort to maneuver through the defense. Ágætis Byrjun's Serge Buring played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lauren Traspuesto in the 16th minute of play. Jaunzuria Azpeitia hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. The supporters of Chivos de Punto Fijo booed when Ágætis Byrjun was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maurice Haydon didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chivos de Punto Fijo's goalkeeper Martin Pasqua, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 28 minutes, Caradaro Azpilcueta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chivos de Punto Fijo and the Ágætis Byrjun players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Chivos de Punto Fijo getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Caradaro Azpilcueta hit a great ball. After having played for 29 minutes, Maurice Haydon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ágætis Byrjun's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maurice Haydon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Serge Fleur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Martin Pasqua tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 32 played minutes Chivos de Punto Fijo got a freekick which was hit by Paulino Alfebra. The supporters of Ágætis Byrjun booed when Chivos de Punto Fijo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Amenedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gerrie Kuijsten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serge Fleur in the 38th minute of play forced Chivos de Punto Fijo's goalkeeper Martin Pasqua to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christopher Riverol struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Serge Buring didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chivos de Punto Fijo. The supporters of Chivos de Punto Fijo booed when Ágætis Byrjun was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bertus Wagemakers didn't get a good kick on the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gayand Pombo to strike the kick off in the second half. Ágætis Byrjun's Maurice Haydon got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 58th minute, Freddy Figueruela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jaunzuria Azpeitia kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Ágætis Byrjun's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marcus Zaagman in the 63rd minute. The corner led Ágætis Byrjun's Marcus Zaagman to fire away a dangerous shot which Martin Pasqua despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Martin Pasqua made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Gerrie Kuijsten sent off a good shot on target. Gayand Pombo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Serge Buring tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Chivos de Punto Fijo booed when Ágætis Byrjun was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathijs Looze didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lauren Traspuesto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Serge Buring tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chivos de Punto Fijo's Bela Gayoso was substituted for Martin Amenedo. A collision led to Ágætis Byrjun getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Mathijs Looze hit a great ball. In the 87th match minute, Chivos de Punto Fijo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caradaro Azpilcueta to maneuver through the defense. Serge Buring made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bela Gayoso in the 89th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bela Gayoso during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bela Gayoso hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Chivos de Punto Fijo made a substitution. Gabriel Gay replaced Lauren Traspuesto. A collision led to Chivos de Punto Fijo getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Bela Gayoso hit a great ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.