U18 World League

Scaena Invicto
Spectators: 7781 (Terracing: 5836, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Johny Godefroid started the match with the kick off. Andrei Marioara took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Richard Widdepenninck. Richard Widdepenninck dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Invictus FC's Richard Widdepenninck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrei Marioara in the 8th minute of play. Thys Hulsen hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Invictus FC's Thys Hulsen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nistor Arjoca. That made the score 1-1 after 15 minutes of play. When Lucian Abraham fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored -BZF- Petrolul Berca's protests and gave Lucian Abraham a yellow card for diving instead. In the 19th match minute, -BZF- Petrolul Berca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucian Abraham to maneuver through the defense. Nistor Arjoca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Johny Godefroid in the 19th minute. In the 22nd minute, Johny Godefroid got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 25 minutes into the match, Invictus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Andrei Marioara came free, but Richard Widdepenninck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute, Marioara Miculescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thys Hulsen's shot from long distance in the 29th minute was not bad at all, but -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Nistor Arjoca knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. After some careless play in the Invictus FC defense, Andrei Marioara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Richard Widdepenninck. The Invictus FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Richard Widdepenninck should have stopped the shot. Richard Widdepenninck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liviu Hurmuz in the 38th minute of the match. 48 minutes into the game, -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Emilian Ciprian nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Richard Widdepenninck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3.

In the 53rd minute Marioara Miculescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Widdepenninck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 55 minutes into the game, Aurel Mustea recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Richard Widdepenninck. Aurel Mustea showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. Nistor Arjoca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ief Van den Berghe in the 60th minute of the match. When Teo Baert fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Invictus FC's protests and gave Teo Baert a yellow card for diving instead. In the 62nd match minute, Invictus FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teo Baert to maneuver through the defense. Aurel Mustea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Widdepenninck having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrei Marioara in the 69th minute of play forced Invictus FC's goalkeeper Richard Widdepenninck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 70 played minutes -BZF- Petrolul Berca got a freekick which was hit by Nicolae Pencu. Nistor Arjoca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johny Godefroid in the 71st minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, -BZF- Petrolul Berca's goal looked a bit too open when Johny Godefroid came free, but Nistor Arjoca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Richard Widdepenninck made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Aurel Mustea sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of -BZF- Petrolul Berca booed when Invictus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tran De Meyer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Richard Widdepenninck made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aurel Mustea in the 78th minute. Richard Widdepenninck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marioara Miculescu in the 87th minute of play. Richard Widdepenninck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrei Marioara in the 89th minute of the match. Richard Widdepenninck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrei Marioara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute, Vasile Barbonța hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes into the match, -BZF- Petrolul Berca's goal looked a bit too open when Guy Van Eeckhout came free, but Nistor Arjoca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Richard Widdepenninck made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Emilian Ciprian sent off a good shot on target.