U18 World League

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 7742 (Terracing: 5808, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) An unexpectedly hard shot by Milosz Jaks in the 3rd minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Giles Lanen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vice Roy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kraig McAlphie went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Vice Roy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kraig McAlphie in the 8th minute. After 15 played minutes FC Draconia got a freekick which was hit by Jose Meeus. Wasyl Knopek was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 16th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After 16 minutes, Jose Meeus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Draconia and the Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to FC Draconia getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Jose Meeus hit a great ball. Giles Lanen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Malewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Kraig McAlphie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Vice Roy made a huge save. 23 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goal looked a bit too open when Marek Karaszkiewicz came free, but Giles Lanen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th match minute, FC Draconia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandros Sgouros to maneuver through the defense. When Wasyl Knopek came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007 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 Wasyl Knopek couldn't finish the play. In the 29th minute of the match, Freddy Olemans tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vice Roy saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Camiel Creemers could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Vice Roy made a huge save. With a little luck, Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007's Vice Roy got control of the ball when Freddy Olemans tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kraig McAlphie in the 37th minute of play forced Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007's goalkeeper Vice Roy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vice Roy was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Freddy Olemans showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 39 minute of play. After having played for 43 minutes, Edward Malewicz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edward Malewicz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vice Roy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kraig McAlphie in the 45th minute of the match. Marek Karaszkiewicz might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Giles Lanen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marek Karaszkiewicz ran back to his position shaking his head. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kraig McAlphie to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Kraig McAlphie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vice Roy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute, Edward Malewicz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giles Lanen was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Florian Seveneijnts's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vice Roy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Jose Meeus managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Draconia's supporters rose to their feet, but Jose Meeus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vice Roy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 63 minutes into the match, Florian Seveneijnts had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vice Roy. Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Florian Seveneijnts was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Florian Seveneijnts took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vice Roy. Vice Roy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. FC Draconia made a substitution. Etienne Langhmans replaced Kraig McAlphie. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007's goalkeeper Vice Roy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 80th minute, Chambis Le Bastard left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Draconia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. 84 minutes into the match, Freddy Olemans notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007's Vice Roy. Vice Roy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 88 minutes into the match, Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007's goal looked a bit too open when Etienne Langhmans came free, but Vice Roy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th match minute, Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edward Malewicz to maneuver through the defense. In the 96th minute, Florian Seveneijnts hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee ended the match the FC Draconia players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.