U18 World League

广东汕尾乡村熊队
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 孔镇兴 kicked off to start the match. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Edmond Walder sped through ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of 秦星真. 6 minutes into the game, 何烨思 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SK Gullegem the free kick. In the 6th minute, 何烨思 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albertus Reijdams received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. 秦星真 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Albertus Reijdams took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 秦星真. 秦星真 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 24th minute Edmond Walder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 秦星真 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmond Walder in the 32nd minute of play forced ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人's goalkeeper 秦星真 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 39 minutes, Yelle Van Damme successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If 韩兴桦 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人's 秦星真 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albertus Reijdams in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, SK Gullegem's goalkeeper Yelle Van Damme had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 孔镇兴. Yanne Van Beneden charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yanne Van Beneden the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th minute, Yanne Van Beneden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edmond Walder to make the kick off. When 韩兴桦 fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人's protests and gave 韩兴桦 a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人 getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. 韩兴桦 hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 韩兴桦 in the 58th minute of play forced SK Gullegem's goalkeeper Yelle Van Damme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Edmond Walder managed to get in a good position for a shot. SK Gullegem's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmond Walder was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 秦星真 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by 韩兴桦 in the 69th minute of play forced SK Gullegem's goalkeeper Yelle Van Damme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 秦星真 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmond Walder, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. SK Gullegem's Yelle Van Damme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 韩兴桦 in the 79th minute of play. Yelle Van Damme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ran Lin in the 83rd minute of play. In the 87th minute, Edmond Walder reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of 秦星真. The goal made the score 1-4. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmond Walder in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 秦星真 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 92nd minute Edmond Walder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 秦星真 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. SK Gullegem walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.