U18 World League

MARCELO BIELSA
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nestor Beltxe took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Club Atletico Policial's goal looked a bit too open when Robbie Van Eijken came free, but Delmar Gabon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the game, Flamenco United's Ronald Mathy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Delmar Gabon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 13th minute Marten De Hond shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delmar Gabon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Delmar Gabon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robbie Van Eijken, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Club Atletico Policial defense, Robbie Van Eijken kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Delmar Gabon. The Club Atletico Policial fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Delmar Gabon should have stopped the shot. Delmar Gabon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marten De Hond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Delmar Gabon came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Flamenco United's Ronald Mathy. But to his dismay, Ronald Mathy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Club Atletico Policial's Delmar Gabon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marten De Hond in the 29th minute of play. Delmar Gabon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marten De Hond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the match, Theo Van Haght had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Delmar Gabon. Club Atletico Policial's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Theo Van Haght was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. When Haroldo Aznar fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club Atletico Policial's protests and gave Haroldo Aznar a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Club Atletico Policial getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Haroldo Aznar hit a great ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marten De Hond to make the kick off. Youri Goolen scored 0-7 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Delmar Gabon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Flamenco United's Youri Goolen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Delmar Gabon. That made the score 0-8 after 57 minutes of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Marten De Hond kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Delmar Gabon. That made the score 0-9 in the 62 minute of play. Edelmiro Moise's late challenge caught a Flamenco United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edelmiro Moise helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Flamenco United booed when Club Atletico Policial was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edelmiro Moise didn't get a good kick on the ball. Delmar Gabon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marten De Hond in the 70th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Claudio Charro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Atletico Policial's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudio Charro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Romain Labrouche breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 78 minutes of play, Club Atletico Policial's Edelmiro Moise made it 1-10 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Romain Labrouche was left in no man's land by his defense there! During the 81st minute of the match Haroldo Aznar completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Haroldo Aznar a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 81st minute, Haroldo Aznar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute, Ronald Mathy reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Delmar Gabon. The goal made the score 1-11. 90 minutes into the game, Flamenco United's Marten De Hond nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Delmar Gabon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-12. 93 minutes into the game, Flamenco United's Youri Goolen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Delmar Gabon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-13. With a little luck, Club Atletico Policial's Delmar Gabon got control of the ball when Youri Goolen tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Flamenco United left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Club Atletico Policial.