U18 World League

Stade Zoë
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pablo Cordeal took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Douwe Gentenaar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sheep United's supporters rose to their feet, but Douwe Gentenaar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enrique Sagrario breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Jacinto Benitez fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manfredi AFC's protests and gave Jacinto Benitez a yellow card for diving instead. Jacinto Benitez kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Michael Mol who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 12thth minute tested the skills of Enrique Sagrario when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Manfredi AFC's Enrique Sagrario proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Manfredi AFC from getting a goal against them. 16 minutes into the match, Gregorio Tiadoro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Erik Kolman. Sheep United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gregorio Tiadoro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 22 minutes into the match, Sheep United's goal looked a bit too open when Fidel Cutberto came free, but Erik Kolman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Manfredi AFC booed when Sheep United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bennie Geerts didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erik Kolman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregorio Tiadoro in the 28th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Jacinto Benitez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute, Aad van Zonderen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sheep United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Aad van Zonderen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Enrique Sagrario made a huge save. The supporters of Sheep United booed when Manfredi AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Narciso Jax didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manfredi AFC's Enrique Sagrario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Douwe Gentenaar in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Mol in the 43rd minute of play forced Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper Enrique Sagrario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute Douwe Gentenaar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrique Sagrario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Han Koekkoek reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Enrique Sagrario. The goal made the score 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aad van Zonderen to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes, Melchor Dalmau mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manfredi AFC and the Sheep United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Melchor Dalmau kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Manfredi AFC's Fidel Cutberto got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 60th minute, Ger Wielaert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sheep United's Erik Kolman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Cordeal in the 62nd minute of play. After 64 minutes of play, Sheep United's Aad van Zonderen made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Enrique Sagrario was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 68th minute, Michael Mol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erik Kolman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fidel Cutberto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enrique Sagrario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Douwe Gentenaar, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 77 minutes into the game, Gregorio Tiadoro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Erik Kolman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Enrique Sagrario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michael Mol in the 81st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aad van Zonderen in the 86th minute of play forced Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper Enrique Sagrario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the game, Pablo Cordeal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manfredi AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sheep United the free kick. In the 94th minute, Esteban Dolfos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 97 minutes into the game, Aad van Zonderen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Enrique Sagrario was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.