U18 World League

Football Garden
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jorg Vrijdags started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felice Di Cristofaro in the 4th minute of play forced Fox Hunting Squad's goalkeeper Robbin Panhuyse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Jorg Vrijdags sped through ASD Real Molinella 1911's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Anselmo Troiani. Anselmo Troiani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorg Vrijdags in the 11th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Fox Hunting Squad's zone, Felice Di Cristofaro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robbin Panhuyse came out of the goal and Felice Di Cristofaro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 23 minutes into the match, Fox Hunting Squad's goalkeeper Robbin Panhuyse had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Beppe Vianello. Felice Di Cristofaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Beppe Vianello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anselmo Troiani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Maenhout in the 32nd minute of the match. Fox Hunting Squad's Robbin Panhuyse proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Fox Hunting Squad from getting a goal against them. Anselmo Troiani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorg Vrijdags, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Lennart Steckens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anselmo Troiani having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Felice Di Cristofaro was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, ASD Real Molinella 1911's Fabrizio Fortuna got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Felice Di Cristofaro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jacque Balckmans kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Ernesto Suriani hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 62nd match minute, Fox Hunting Squad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron De Wit to maneuver through the defense. Anselmo Troiani was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Jorg Vrijdags capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jorg Vrijdags really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Dave Silvagni might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Robbin Panhuyse. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dave Silvagni ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 79th match minute, Fox Hunting Squad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tibau Leemans to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute, Tibau Leemans got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Beppe Vianello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle went the supporters of Fox Hunting Squad were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant ASD Real Molinella 1911 side.