U18 World League

Arena Calderón
Spectators: 7577 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Igor Carabajal got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Elias Valle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute, Christofere Uytdebroeck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 8 minutes, Edvaldo Zonta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bayern Lessa - u21 and the The Wolfpack™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of The Wolfpack™ booed when Bayern Lessa - u21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edvaldo Zonta didn't get a good kick on the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Elias Valle was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bayern Lessa - u21's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Wolfpack™ the free kick. After 14 played minutes Bayern Lessa - u21 got a freekick which was hit by Elias Valle. In the 15th minute, Alek Uyttebroeck made a precise shot to the right of Rafa Tavares. Bayern Lessa - u21's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Julius Loremans took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rafa Tavares. Rafa Tavares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Rafa Tavares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Julius Loremans went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. The supporters of Bayern Lessa - u21 booed when The Wolfpack™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alek Uyttebroeck didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute of the match, Cesinha Breckenfeld tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jeffery Vanooteghem saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Rafa Tavares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julius Loremans in the 36th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilmar Furlan in the 43rd minute of play forced The Wolfpack™'s goalkeeper Jeffery Vanooteghem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeffery Vanooteghem made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Nilmar Furlan sent off a good shot on target.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nilmar Furlan made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in The Wolfpack™'s zone, Leonardo Leme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jeffery Vanooteghem came out of the goal and Leonardo Leme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. During the 52nd minute of the match Elias Valle completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Elias Valle a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Bayern Lessa - u21 getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Elias Valle hit a great ball. In the 55th match minute, The Wolfpack™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julius Loremans to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cesinha Breckenfeld in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jeffery Vanooteghem saved The Wolfpack™ from getting behind. Igor Carabajal in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rafa Tavares, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 61st minute, The Wolfpack™'s Julius Loremans ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rafa Tavares. Rafa Tavares yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. Julius Loremans hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cesinha Breckenfeld in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jeffery Vanooteghem prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Julius Loremans's late challenge caught a Bayern Lessa - u21's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Julius Loremans helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Bayern Lessa - u21 booed when The Wolfpack™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julius Loremans didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jeffery Vanooteghem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesinha Breckenfeld, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Nicolaas De Fever fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Wolfpack™'s protests and gave Nicolaas De Fever a yellow card for diving instead. After 96 played minutes The Wolfpack™ got a freekick which was hit by Nicolaas De Fever. It was beautiful to see Bayern Lessa - u21's Edvaldo Zonta in action when he in the 98th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. The Wolfpack™ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.