U18 World League

GALLIA BELGICA
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Iustinian Drăghincescu started the match with the kick off. Roger Hoolemans recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Roger Hoolemans hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Iustinian Drăghincescu took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nils Robin. Nils Robin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iustinian Drăghincescu in the 10th minute of play forced Portus Ganda's goalkeeper Nils Robin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Portus Ganda's goal looked a bit too open when Cristinel Trapcea came free, but Nils Robin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Laurențiu Urdeş during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 12th match minute, FC GURZUN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laurențiu Urdeş to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th minute Portus Ganda were awarded a corner. Danny Spoelberchs went to the cornerflag to take it. Alin Nedelcea tried in the game's 15th match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Cătălin Dăianu. An annoying self made goal, 1-1. Nils Robin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iustinian Drăghincescu in the 21st minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Augustin Gorjanu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC GURZUN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Nils Robin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iustinian Drăghincescu in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Augustin Gorjanu 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. A collision led to FC GURZUN getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Viorel Brădescu hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Portus Ganda's Pierre Van Leemputte got a free kick in the 34th minute. Nils Robin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augustin Gorjanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cătălin Dăianu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lennert Van Den Bosch in the 38th minute of the match. After 45 played minutes Portus Ganda got a freekick which was hit by Loid Franckx. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lennert Van Den Bosch to make the kick off. Cătălin Dăianu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pierre Van Leemputte in the 54th minute of play. Cătălin Dăianu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre Van Leemputte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nils Robin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augustin Gorjanu in the 67th minute of the match. Cătălin Dăianu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lennert Van Den Bosch, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Portus Ganda's Lennert Van Den Bosch got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 72 played minutes Portus Ganda got a freekick which was hit by Pierre Van Leemputte. In the 77th minute Lennert Van Den Bosch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cătălin Dăianu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Portus Ganda's Nils Robin got control of the ball when Iustinian Drăghincescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lennert Van Den Bosch succeeded in the game's 86th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-2. 92 minutes into the match, FC GURZUN's goal looked a bit too open when Lennert Van Den Bosch came free, but Cătălin Dăianu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Loid Franckx took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cătălin Dăianu. Cătălin Dăianu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. Portus Ganda's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.