U18 World League

ThE Wonder ArEnA
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vic Van Caenegem took the kick off in the first half of the match. 8 minutes into the game, Silviu Miron cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ferdinand Serneels was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 11 minutes into the match, The Original Wonderteam's goal looked a bit too open when Nicodim Codrea came free, but Ferdinand Serneels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, Tiberiu Huștea 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. 16 minutes into the game, Rocky Breugelmans was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Original Wonderteam's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Simared -MM- the free kick. Rocky Breugelmans hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Silviu Miron struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Ferdinand Serneels didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Simared -MM-. Dimitry Meys's late challenge caught a Simared -MM-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dimitry Meys helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th minute, Dimitry Meys hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Simared -MM-'s Nicodim Codrea got a free kick in the 19th minute. Dimitry Meys hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Simared -MM-'s zone, Etienne Anteunis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cazimir Curteanu came out of the goal and Etienne Anteunis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 32 minutes into the match, The Original Wonderteam's goal looked a bit too open when Mugurel Magheru came free, but Ferdinand Serneels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd match minute, The Original Wonderteam was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vic Van Caenegem to maneuver through the defense. Ferdinand Serneels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mugurel Magheru in the 36th minute of play. After 38 minutes, Eric Arghirescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Simared -MM- and the The Original Wonderteam players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 47th match minute, The Original Wonderteam was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimitry Meys to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mugurel Magheru was the one to do the kick off. Mugurel Magheru scored 0-2 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ferdinand Serneels, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Simared -MM- made a substitution. Ernest Enoaia replaced Mugurel Magheru. Rocky Breugelmans got his second yellow card in the match during the 62nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, The Original Wonderteam's Rocky Breugelmans got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Simared -MM- made a substitution. Ivan Stolniceanu replaced Eric Arghirescu. In the 64th minute, Rocky Breugelmans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Original Wonderteam's Ferdinand Serneels proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save The Original Wonderteam from getting a goal against them. 68 minutes into the match, The Original Wonderteam's goal looked a bit too open when Tiberiu Huștea came free, but Ferdinand Serneels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simared -MM- were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after The Original Wonderteam's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dumitru Miron took the corner. After taking down the ball on Simared -MM-'s corner Nicodim Codrea fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ferdinand Serneels quite easily take care of the ball. Ernest Enoaia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferdinand Serneels having to interfere. After 76 minutes, Etienne Anteunis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Original Wonderteam and the Simared -MM- players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 76th match minute, The Original Wonderteam was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Etienne Anteunis to maneuver through the defense. After 80 played minutes The Original Wonderteam got a freekick which was hit by Julien Maerschalck. 81 minutes into the match, The Original Wonderteam's goalkeeper Ferdinand Serneels had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dumitru Miron. In the 83rd minute, Matei Humă 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. Ovidiu Muraru kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. The The Original Wonderteam fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Simared -MM- were clearly better and deserved to take the win.