U18 World League

☆El Refugio☆
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Minion Mim's Jochen De Muysere started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Reynaldo Gilen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Constantijn Bracke having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Minion Mim's Yanick Valkeneers got a free kick in the 7th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Robustiano Paz managed to get in a good position for a shot. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s supporters rose to their feet, but Robustiano Paz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Constantijn Bracke breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jochen De Muysere in the 12th minute of play forced ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s goalkeeper Rodas Canillas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Rodas Canillas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter De Boeck in the 17th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Robustiano Paz 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. In the 22nd match minute, Minion Mim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yanick Valkeneers to maneuver through the defense. Constantijn Bracke had great luck who in the 23rdth minute grab hold of the ball when Robustiano Paz from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Rodas Canillas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jochen De Muysere in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jochen De Muysere in the 32nd minute of play forced ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s goalkeeper Rodas Canillas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Minion Mim getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Yannik Leenknecht hit a great ball. If Reynaldo Gilen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodas Canillas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter De Boeck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Robustiano Paz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Constantijn Bracke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robustiano Paz, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After 47 played minutes ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ got a freekick which was hit by Hernan Rusov.

After a defensive mix-up in Minion Mim's zone, Robustiano Paz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Constantijn Bracke came out of the goal and Robustiano Paz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 58th minute, Reynaldo Gilen 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. In the 65th minute, Robustiano Paz made a precise shot to the right of Constantijn Bracke. Minion Mim's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 68 minutes into the game, Hernan Rusov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Minion Mim the free kick. In the 70th minute, Hernan Rusov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Reynaldo Gilen took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Constantijn Bracke. Constantijn Bracke dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Rodas Canillas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter De Boeck in the 86th minute of play. A collision led to ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Hernan Rusov hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Minion Mim's Laurent Rouckeloos got a free kick in the 96th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ could leave the field as winners, despite Minion Mim having more of the ball for most of the match.