U18 World League

长沙贺龙体育场
Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) 宋兴鹰 started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steve De kaiser in the 2nd minute of play forced 【AC】Black Dragon-名剑's goalkeeper 马适军 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Gabriel Gillekens fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored De Keikoppers's protests and gave Gabriel Gillekens a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to De Keikoppers getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Gabriel Gillekens hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 孔铮笑 in the 9th minute of play forced De Keikoppers's goalkeeper Rolf Saelens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 马适军 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leon Heijligem, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 19 minutes into the match, De Keikoppers's goalkeeper Rolf Saelens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 蒋迪夕. After 20 played minutes De Keikoppers got a freekick which was hit by Paul-Louis Van de Plas. 28 minutes into the match, De Keikoppers's goalkeeper Rolf Saelens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 蒋迪夕. In the 35th minute, Steve De kaiser ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 马适军 was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Perry Stroobans lost his temper 40 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 42 minutes into the game, 【AC】Black Dragon-名剑's 宋兴鹰 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rolf Saelens made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

53 minutes into the game, 俞彬棋 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 【AC】Black Dragon-名剑's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave De Keikoppers the free kick. In the 53rd minute, 俞彬棋 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leon Heijligem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Boris Stroobant's late challenge caught a 【AC】Black Dragon-名剑's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Boris Stroobant helped the player get up and apologised. After 61 played minutes De Keikoppers got a freekick which was hit by Aime De Graef. Rolf Saelens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 乔源威, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boris Stroobant in the 79th minute of play forced 【AC】Black Dragon-名剑's goalkeeper 马适军 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the match, 【AC】Black Dragon-名剑's 宋兴鹰 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rolf Saelens narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 孔铮笑 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rolf Saelens having to interfere. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the 【AC】Black Dragon-名剑 players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.