U18 World League

CRYSTYAN Arena
Spectators: 7994 (Terracing: 5997, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) Rajmond Vissenaekens made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 played minutes ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ got a freekick which was hit by Petrică Bulă. A collision led to ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Luca Berevoescu hit a great ball. After 10 minutes of play, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Viorel Stănciulaş made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Philipp De Messemaecker was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Mihnea Jula's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Philipp De Messemaecker was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. After 24 played minutes Het Koffiehuis got a freekick which was hit by Wannes Feys. In the 25th minute of the match Iustin Pamfil shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Philipp De Messemaecker showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Viorel Stănciulaş had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Philipp De Messemaecker. Het Koffiehuis's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Viorel Stănciulaş was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Philipp De Messemaecker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petrică Bulă in the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Reniers in the 36th minute of play forced ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goalkeeper Călin Cluceru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rajmond Vissenaekens kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Petrică Bulă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Philipp De Messemaecker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Viorel Stănciulaş scored 4-1 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Philipp De Messemaecker, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With an all-out effort, Het Koffiehuis's Călin Cluceru threw himself towards the right post 58 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Anton Reniers, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 60th minute, Petrică Bulă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mihnea Jula in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Philipp De Messemaecker prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Călin Cluceru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rajmond Vissenaekens in the 66th minute of the match. Anton Reniers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Philipp De Messemaecker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihnea Jula, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Petrică Bulă charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Petrică Bulă the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Petrică Bulă hit a great ball. Anton Reniers charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anton Reniers the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Het Koffiehuis getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Anton Reniers hit a great ball. In the 80th minute, Dorin Herescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mihnea Jula hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. After 82 played minutes, Het Koffiehuis's Anton Reniers shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Călin Cluceru came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Het Koffiehuis reached it. If Rajmond Vissenaekens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 95th minute, Rajmond Vissenaekens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Het Koffiehuis fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Het Koffiehuis had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.