U18 World League

The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 8058 (Terracing: 6045, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ciriaco Maore started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Zero Gravity's goal looked a bit too open when Uriel Balendin came free, but Benoit Van Heurick reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute, Rene Artaldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jullian Van Castel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s Uriel Balendin in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zero Gravity's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ciriaco Maore in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benoit Van Heurick saved Zero Gravity from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santos Maria in the 22nd minute of play forced Zero Gravity's goalkeeper Benoit Van Heurick to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Uriel Balendin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benoit Van Heurick was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When Remie Dirckx fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zero Gravity's protests and gave Remie Dirckx a yellow card for diving instead. After 27 played minutes Zero Gravity got a freekick which was hit by Remie Dirckx. The audience was convinced that Ciriaco Maore's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benoit Van Heurick was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. In the 34th minute, Kobe Steckens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ciriaco Maore succeeded in the game's 36th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Andrez Dams received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Eduardo Chago tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ramon Erauso kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Benoit Van Heurick 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 48th minute. The Zero Gravity players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ were winning 0-2.

57 minutes into the game, Andrez Dams cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Eduardo Chago was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrez Dams in the 61st minute of play forced ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s goalkeeper Eduardo Chago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Uriel Balendin in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benoit Van Heurick saved Zero Gravity from getting behind. The supporters of ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ booed when Zero Gravity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remie Dirckx didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th minute, Uriel Balendin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute Andrez Dams shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Chago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jullian Van Castel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Eduardo Chago tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ciriaco Maore could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Benoit Van Heurick made a huge save. Eduardo Chago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jullian Van Castel in the 82nd minute of play. Eduardo Chago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrez Dams in the 83rd minute of play. In the 84th minute, Andrez Dams ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eduardo Chago was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. After 88 minutes of play, Zero Gravity's Andrez Dams made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eduardo Chago was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Zero Gravity's Jules Van Linthoudt got a free kick in the 93rd minute. In the 94th minute, Ramon Erauso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ booed when Zero Gravity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kobe Steckens didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Zero Gravity fans cheered their team off the field, for while ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.