U18 World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7957 (Terracing: 5969, Seating: 1830, VIP seats: 158) Ciriaco Maore made the kick off and thus started the match. Donato Dantae struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Philipp De Messemaecker didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚. Het Koffiehuis's Philipp De Messemaecker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uriel Balendin in the 9th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Het Koffiehuis's Rajmond Vissenaekens nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eduardo Chago made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After 17 played minutes Het Koffiehuis got a freekick which was hit by Octaaf De Ketelaere. Donato Dantae received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Philipp De Messemaecker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Het Koffiehuis's Philipp De Messemaecker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uriel Balendin in the 31st minute of play. Michael Van Beringhen charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Michael Van Beringhen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Het Koffiehuis's Michael Van Beringhen got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Philipp De Messemaecker stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ciriaco Maore's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Philipp De Messemaecker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santos Maria in the 36th minute of play. Philipp De Messemaecker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciriaco Maore, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 43 minutes into the game, when Ciriaco Rocendo put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 42nd minute of the game. One of ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Het Koffiehuis:s goal. The supporters of ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ booed when Het Koffiehuis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michel Ingelborchs didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Het Koffiehuis's zone, Eliseo Guerau stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Philipp De Messemaecker came out of the goal and Eliseo Guerau tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rajmond Vissenaekens to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eliseo Guerau during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 65 played minutes ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Guerau. In the 67th minute Uriel Balendin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Philipp De Messemaecker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Albert Van Caels fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Het Koffiehuis's protests and gave Albert Van Caels a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ booed when Het Koffiehuis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Van Caels didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Het Koffiehuis getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Albert Van Caels hit a great ball. If Santos Maria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Donato Dantae fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s protests and gave Donato Dantae a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s Donato Dantae got a free kick in the 76th minute. Anton Reniers hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Philipp De Messemaecker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santos Maria, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Het Koffiehuis's Philipp De Messemaecker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Dantae in the 84th minute of play. When ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s Uriel Balendin in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Het Koffiehuis's goalie prevented a goal. Uriel Balendin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Philipp De Messemaecker having to interfere. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Het Koffiehuis's goalkeeper Philipp De Messemaecker, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Many of ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ may have spent more time on the ball, but Het Koffiehuis were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.