U18 World League

Chorroarín Arena
Spectators: 8008 (Terracing: 6008, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Octavio Oinatz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Michael Campens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavio Oinatz, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. After 6 played minutes Chorroarín got a freekick which was hit by Santos Roldan. Carel Tilemans struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Gabriel Salvidor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Purple Talents. Gabriel Salvidor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Levi Audenaert in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavio Oinatz in the 12th minute of play forced Purple Talents's goalkeeper Michael Campens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michael Campens didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Chorroarín's Santos Roldan shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Octavio Oinatz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Michael Campens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Santos Roldan took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Michael Campens. Michael Campens dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. After 28 minutes of play, Purple Talents's Remco Van Der Elst made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gabriel Salvidor was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Chorroarín getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Cecilio Janpier hit a great ball. Remco Van Der Elst struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Gabriel Salvidor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Purple Talents. Gabriel Salvidor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reinard Waterloos in the 33rd minute of the match. Emiel Reijniers kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cederique De Kepper in the 41st minute of play forced Chorroarín's goalkeeper Gabriel Salvidor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Purple Talents's goalkeeper Michael Campens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Santos Roldan. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Reinard Waterloos to make the kick off. A collision led to Chorroarín getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Marcos Illan hit a great ball. Reinard Waterloos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Gabriel Salvidor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Honorio Baladi during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Purple Talents booed when Chorroarín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Honorio Baladi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chorroarín made a substitution. Adan Maxin replaced Americo Erramu. Honorio Baladi kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Adan Maxin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute, Honorato Perfecto made a precise shot to the right of Michael Campens. Purple Talents's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. After 70 minutes Purple Talents's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Santos Roldan who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Chorroarín's corner Santos Roldan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Michael Campens quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to Chorroarín getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Delmar Romelio hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Chorroarín's Cecilio Janpier got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Santos Roldan in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Michael Campens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Levi Audenaert took a quick shot and it went in 4-2 without a chance for Gabriel Salvidor to make any attempt to save it. When Honorato Perfecto came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Chorroarín 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 Honorato Perfecto couldn't finish the play. If Reinard Waterloos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gabriel Salvidor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Levi Audenaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Many of Purple Talents's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Purple Talents may have spent more time on the ball, but Chorroarín were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.