U18 World League

Estadio ALBERDI
Spectators: 7990 (Terracing: 5994, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jullian Van Castel made the kick off which started today's match. Remie Dirckx kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Placido Goizeder got free with Benoit Van Heurick in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Placido Goizeder hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. A collision led to Belgrano de Pibasog getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Placido Goizeder hit a great ball. Thomas-Jan Pastijns took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Andres Ignatius. Belgrano de Pibasog's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 16th minute Andrez Dams shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andres Ignatius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Belgrano de Pibasog's Donato Darien got a free kick in the 20th minute. Andrez Dams hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Andres Ignatius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jullian Van Castel in the 24th minute of the match. Andres Ignatius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jullian Van Castel, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remie Dirckx in the 28th minute of play forced Belgrano de Pibasog's goalkeeper Andres Ignatius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th match minute, Belgrano de Pibasog was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cesar Quilo to maneuver through the defense. Andres Ignatius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jullian Van Castel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Zero Gravity getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Jacq Van den Berghe hit a great ball. In the 37th minute Evaristo Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benoit Van Heurick saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute Remie Dirckx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andres Ignatius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Belgrano de Pibasog getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Gaspar Lain hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute, Gaspar Lain hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jullian Van Castel scored 0-1 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andres Ignatius, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Andres Ignatius made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrez Dams in the 62nd minute. A hard shot by Jules Van Linthoudt from long distance, 63 minutes into the match, got Andres Ignatius's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 65th minute Gaspar Lain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benoit Van Heurick saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jullian Van Castel took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Andres Ignatius. Andres Ignatius 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. 71 minutes into the game, Belgrano de Pibasog's Placido Goizeder nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benoit Van Heurick made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Andres Ignatius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrez Dams in the 76th minute of play. Andres Ignatius was a little too slow when Jullian Van Castel got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 78th minute. The score was now 1-3. Andres Ignatius didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 87th minute, which inside left pole to 1-4. When the match was over Zero Gravity could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Belgrano de Pibasog throughout the match.