U18 World League

Helenas Park
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hendrik-Jan Goddez took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Santa Margarita booed when Forza Heppenbach was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ward Raeymakers didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Forza Heppenbach's Ludo Verstraeten got control of the ball when Hermengildo Walme tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Iztal in the 9th minute of play forced Forza Heppenbach's goalkeeper Ludo Verstraeten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 11 minutes, Ward Raeymakers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Forza Heppenbach's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ward Raeymakers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ludo Verstraeten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Iztal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Uriel Jerrald showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hendrik-Jan Goddez in the 17th minute of the match. In the 17th match minute, Santa Margarita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduardo Iztal to maneuver through the defense. Ludo Verstraeten was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eduardo Iztal showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 20 minute of play. Hendrik-Jan Goddez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Uriel Jerrald having to interfere. After 27 played minutes Forza Heppenbach got a freekick which was hit by Dimitri Gielis. Forza Heppenbach's Ludo Verstraeten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduardo Iztal in the 33rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hendrik-Jan Goddez during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hendrik-Jan Goddez hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Ludo Verstraeten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Iztal in the 37th minute of play. With a little luck, Forza Heppenbach's Ludo Verstraeten got control of the ball when Hermengildo Walme tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ludo Verstraeten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Iztal in the 42nd minute of the match. Forza Heppenbach's defense didn't have a chance, in the 44th minute, when Gogo Gentza scored to the left of an out of position Ludo Verstraeten, making the score, 2-0. Gogo Gentza came free with the goalkeeper in the 47th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ludo Verstraeten could save by the left post. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Eduardo Iztal made the kick off in the second half. Ludo Verstraeten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Iztal, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Ludo Verstraeten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gogo Gentza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ludo Verstraeten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Iztal in the 60th minute of the match. A collision led to Forza Heppenbach getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Jasper Jespers hit a great ball. Ludo Verstraeten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Misael, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Ludo Verstraeten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hermengildo Walme, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Ludo Verstraeten didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Niceto Calvet went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Ludo Verstraeten didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eduardo Iztal went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Ludo Verstraeten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gogo Gentza in the 75th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Eduardo Iztal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Santa Margarita fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Forza Heppenbach's Dimitri Gielis got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jasper Jespers kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Forza Heppenbach's Ludo Verstraeten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduardo Iztal in the 88th minute of play. Ludo Verstraeten came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Santa Margarita's Niceto Calvet. But to his dismay, Niceto Calvet quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. Santa Margarita's Uriel Jerrald played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guust de Pelsmaekers in the 94th minute of play. Uriel Jerrald showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guust de Pelsmaekers, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Santa Margarita walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.