U18 World League

Schoonwater
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gregorie Kloots made the kick off which started today's match. When Afiz Hee fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nagrand's protests and gave Afiz Hee a yellow card for diving instead. In the 3rd match minute, Nagrand was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afiz Hee to maneuver through the defense. 6 minutes into the game, Faizal Sim cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Nicky Rauvoets was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the KV Schoonwater defense, Firdauz Nair kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nicky Rauvoets. The KV Schoonwater fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nicky Rauvoets should have stopped the shot. Nicky Rauvoets showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alam Ning in the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Firdauz Nair in the 16th minute of play forced KV Schoonwater's goalkeeper Nicky Rauvoets to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Firdauz Nair notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of KV Schoonwater's Nicky Rauvoets. Nicky Rauvoets was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nicky Rauvoets showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clive Tee in the 21st minute of the match. A collision led to Nagrand getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Dale Hee hit a great ball. In the 24th minute Gregorie Kloots shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alam Dyce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute Gregorie Kloots shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alam Dyce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Firdauz Nair came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Nagrand 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 Firdauz Nair couldn't finish the play. Nicky Rauvoets didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Clive Tee went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. A collision led to KV Schoonwater getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Marc Saelens hit a great ball. In the 34th minute, Afiz Hee hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicky Rauvoets showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faizal Sim in the 36th minute of the match. Alam Dyce was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Boris Paelinck showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 41 minute of play. In the 44th minute, Boris Paelinck made a precise shot to the right of Alam Dyce. Nagrand's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. After the first half Nagrand were leading 2-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Nicky Rauvoets made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clive Tee in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th match minute, Nagrand was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alam Ning to maneuver through the defense. Afiz Hee hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. KV Schoonwater's Nicky Rauvoets played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faizal Sim in the 63rd minute of play. Gregorie Kloots took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alam Dyce. Alam Dyce dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-4. Nicky Rauvoets made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Alam Ning sent off a good shot on target. Nicky Rauvoets made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faizal Sim in the 79th minute of play. Marc Saelens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alam Dyce having to interfere. Nagrand's Alam Dyce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pieter-Jan Roelandts in the 86th minute of play. After 87 minutes of play, KV Schoonwater's Gregorie Kloots made it 4-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alam Dyce was left in no man's land by his defense there! 94 minutes into the game, Firdauz Nair lined in a short shot 4-6 behind a frustrated Nicky Rauvoets. Nagrand's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.