U18 World League

Heppenbach
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anacleto Mikolas kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hendrik-Jan Goddez got free with German Lizer in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 8th minute, Hendrik-Jan Goddez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Forza Heppenbach fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After 12 played minutes LOS MENTI got a freekick which was hit by Anacleto Mikolas. Guust de Pelsmaekers blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without German Lizer having to make a save. In the 17th minute, Hendrik-Jan Goddez made a precise shot to the right of German Lizer. LOS MENTI's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Ludo Verstraeten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anacleto Mikolas in the 24th minute of the match. Ludo Verstraeten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florentino Anaya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ludo Verstraeten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anacleto Mikolas, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Hendrik-Jan Goddez succeeded in the game's 44th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hendrik-Jan Goddez to strike the kick off in the second half. LOS MENTI's German Lizer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hendrik-Jan Goddez in the 51st minute of play. Forza Heppenbach were furious when Jasper Jespers was red carded, 52 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Jasper Jespers hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Ludo Verstraeten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Bilbo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ludo Verstraeten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anacleto Mikolas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ludo Verstraeten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florentino Anaya, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Ward Raeymakers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. German Lizer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Kusko in the 69th minute of play forced Forza Heppenbach's goalkeeper Ludo Verstraeten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Forza Heppenbach's Guust de Pelsmaekers got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Guust de Pelsmaekers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Guust de Pelsmaekers came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Forza Heppenbach 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 Guust de Pelsmaekers couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Forza Heppenbach booed when LOS MENTI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernan Nerio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aime Rondou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Forza Heppenbach fans cheered their team off the field, for while LOS MENTI had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.