U18 World League

Heppenbach
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) After a defensive mix-up in River Plate ® 9-12's zone, Ward Raeymakers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adolfo Sandaili came out of the goal and Ward Raeymakers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dimitri Gielis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Adolfo Sandaili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adolfo Sandaili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ward Raeymakers in the 10th minute of play. Ludo Verstraeten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hernan Cresitobalo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute Jonas Ortzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludo Verstraeten saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of River Plate ® 9-12 booed when Forza Heppenbach was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aime Rondou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hernan Cresitobalo succeeded in the game's 25th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. 27 minutes into the game, River Plate ® 9-12's Jonas Ortzi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ludo Verstraeten made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 31 minutes into the game, Romulo Elazar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Ludo Verstraeten was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitri Gielis in the 34th minute of play forced River Plate ® 9-12's goalkeeper Adolfo Sandaili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to River Plate ® 9-12 getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Humberto Etxahun hit a great ball. Guust de Pelsmaekers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ludo Verstraeten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hernan Cresitobalo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 47 played minutes Forza Heppenbach got a freekick which was hit by Georges-Philippe Schoovaerts. In the 48th minute, Humberto Etxahun sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Forza Heppenbach's Ludo Verstraeten didn't even have to move. After the first half River Plate ® 9-12 were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Guust de Pelsmaekers was the one to do the kick off. Ludo Verstraeten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romulo Elazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Forza Heppenbach's Ludo Verstraeten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Ortzi in the 55th minute of play. After a rather tough play, River Plate ® 9-12's Humberto Etxahun got a free kick in the 56th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Jonas Ortzi notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Forza Heppenbach's Ludo Verstraeten. Ludo Verstraeten was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 62nd minute, Forza Heppenbach's Jasper Jespers seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jasper Jespers the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Forza Heppenbach protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jasper Jespers had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 63 played minutes Forza Heppenbach got a freekick which was hit by Jasper Jespers. 65 minutes into the match, Forza Heppenbach's goalkeeper Ludo Verstraeten had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romulo Elazar. Forza Heppenbach's Ludo Verstraeten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hernan Cresitobalo in the 69th minute of play. Forza Heppenbach's Ludo Verstraeten proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Forza Heppenbach from getting a goal against them. Severino Librado kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. After 73 played minutes Forza Heppenbach got a freekick which was hit by Ward Raeymakers. The crowd rose to their feet as Hernan Cresitobalo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ludo Verstraeten. That made the score 0-6 in the 74 minute of play. A collision led to River Plate ® 9-12 getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Severino Librado hit a great ball. 79 minutes into the game, Romulo Elazar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Ludo Verstraeten was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ludo Verstraeten made an important save on a dangerous shot by Humberto Etxahun in the 81st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ward Raeymakers during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 84 played minutes Forza Heppenbach got a freekick which was hit by Ward Raeymakers. Ludo Verstraeten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Etxahun, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 87th minute, River Plate ® 9-12's Humberto Etxahun ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ludo Verstraeten. Ludo Verstraeten yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. Ludo Verstraeten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Ortzi in the 93rd minute of play. The Forza Heppenbach fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. River Plate ® 9-12 were clearly better and deserved to take the win.