U18 World League

St James Park
Spectators: 8024 (Terracing: 6020, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tanek Sitko started the match with the kick off. Bart-Jan Maenhout showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tanek Sitko, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. A collision led to Circus BAF getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Steven De Clercq hit a great ball. The supporters of Kania Gostyń booed when Circus BAF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geoffry Suetens didn't get a good kick on the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Geoffry Suetens had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edmund Chrobak. Kania Gostyń's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Geoffry Suetens was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Bart-Jan Maenhout made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tanek Sitko in the 17th minute. A nice corner shot did that Tanek Sitko got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bart-Jan Maenhout quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 25 played minutes Circus BAF got a freekick which was hit by Lauren Van Den Abeele. 27 minutes into the game, Adam Pionek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kania Gostyń's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Circus BAF the free kick. In the 27th match minute, Kania Gostyń was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adam Pionek to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute Steffe Van De Wijngaert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmund Chrobak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steffe Van De Wijngaert in the 36th minute of play forced Kania Gostyń's goalkeeper Edmund Chrobak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Kania Gostyń booed when Circus BAF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matteo Van Halbeeck didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 48th minute of the match Steven De Clercq sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Edmund Chrobak skillfully saved the ball. The Kania Gostyń players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Circus BAF were winning 0-1.

With 52 minutes on the clock, Adam Pionek commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After having played for 53 minutes, Steven De Clercq managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Circus BAF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Steven De Clercq was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Wasyl Nikodemski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rudy De Meesemaeckere succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 58th playminute. Constantijn Van De Beeck kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Wasyl Nikodemski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Bart-Jan Maenhout tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74th minute, Freddy Vansteenbrugge hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Kania Gostyń's Edmund Chrobak got control of the ball when Rudy De Meesemaeckere tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kania Gostyń's Wladyslaw Osikowicz was substituted for Wasyl Nikodemski. The audience thought a goal was coming when Steffe Van De Wijngaert got free with Edmund Chrobak in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 90th match minute, Circus BAF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Steffe Van De Wijngaert to maneuver through the defense. Wojciech Sokolski kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match.