U18 World League

ELDEMA ARENA
Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5804, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Benjamin De Wulf made the kick off and thus started the match. After 9 played minutes FK Eldema Mstišov got a freekick which was hit by Miroslav Korbel. René Škvor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Herald Dedecker went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 13 minutes into the game, Pieterjan Valckeneers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. René Škvor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Oldřich Hammer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Tommi Ooms made a huge save. A collision led to Selebi-Phikwe getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Ernest De Koq hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the game, Dre Coomans was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Selebi-Phikwe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FK Eldema Mstišov the free kick. A collision led to Selebi-Phikwe getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Dre Coomans hit a great ball. After taking down the ball on FK Eldema Mstišov's corner Pavel Klos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tommi Ooms quite easily take care of the ball. René Škvor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pieterjan Valckeneers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pieterjan Valckeneers in the 33rd minute of play forced FK Eldema Mstišov's goalkeeper René Škvor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. René Škvor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin De Wulf in the 36th minute of the match. In the 36th minute, Benjamin De Wulf made a precise shot to the right of René Škvor. FK Eldema Mstišov's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Tommi Ooms took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matouš Mertl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th match minute, FK Eldema Mstišov was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jindřich Flídr to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin De Wulf in the 41st minute of play forced FK Eldema Mstišov's goalkeeper René Škvor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FK Eldema Mstišov getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Dalibor Macík hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Selebi-Phikwe's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pavel Klos was slow to take the kick. During this time FK Eldema Mstišov's players had a chance to rest. After 61 minutes, Thomas Gobeleyns mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Selebi-Phikwe and the FK Eldema Mstišov players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 61st match minute, Selebi-Phikwe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomas Gobeleyns to maneuver through the defense. Matouš Mertl's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tommi Ooms read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. René Škvor came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Selebi-Phikwe's Dre Coomans. But to his dismay, Dre Coomans quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. In the 70th minute Benjamin De Wulf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but René Škvor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. René Škvor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin De Wulf in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 73rd match minute, Selebi-Phikwe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pieterjan Valckeneers to maneuver through the defense. After 74 minutes, Pieterjan Valckeneers mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Selebi-Phikwe and the FK Eldema Mstišov players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tommi Ooms showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oldřich Hammer in the 85th minute of the match. Matouš Mertl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Tommi Ooms tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin De Wulf in the 90th minute of play forced FK Eldema Mstišov's goalkeeper René Škvor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Selebi-Phikwe getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Pieterjan Valckeneers hit a great ball. Tommi Ooms showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matouš Mertl, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Selebi-Phikwe's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.