U18 World League

Estadio El Cucurucho
Spectators: 7770 (Terracing: 5828, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pieter den Hartog started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Reinhard Braamhaar during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Reinhard Braamhaar hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After 4 played minutes Lemel SV got a freekick which was hit by Gabriele Batistuta. Tello AFC's Isaias Michael got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Olivier Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Semeno in the 8th minute of the match. A collision led to Lemel SV getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Dirk Jan Dowie hit a great ball. In the 10th minute, Ramon Jaume hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute, Lucio Foro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Olivier Kahn. The goal made the score 1-0. Tello AFC's Justino Kismi got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 24 minutes into the game, Edgardo Eufrasio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tello AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lemel SV the free kick. In the 24th match minute, Tello AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgardo Eufrasio to maneuver through the defense. Mariano Beliran hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. A collision led to Lemel SV getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Hans Degeling hit a great ball. After 30 minutes, Hans Degeling mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lemel SV and the Tello AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Lemel SV getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Hans Degeling hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Lemel SV's Simon Swart got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Olivier Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfonso Berto, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 33 minutes into the match, Alfonso Berto notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Lemel SV's Olivier Kahn. Olivier Kahn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Justino Kismi's late challenge caught a Lemel SV's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Justino Kismi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 37th minute, Justino Kismi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Justino Kismi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Olivier Kahn made a huge save. Olivier Kahn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Isaias Michael in the 43rd minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fabio Semeno to strike the kick off in the second half. Donato Paublo made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Reinhard Braamhaar sent off a good shot on target. In the 56th match minute, Lemel SV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dirk Jan Dowie to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Tello AFC's goalkeeper Donato Paublo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Lemel SV getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Simon Swart hit a great ball. The supporters of Lemel SV booed when Tello AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramon Jaume didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edgardo Eufrasio got his second yellow card in the match during the 77th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Lemel SV's Reinhard Braamhaar got a free kick in the 79th minute. The supporters of Tello AFC booed when Lemel SV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leon Reiling didn't get a good kick on the ball. Donato Paublo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reinhard Braamhaar in the 95th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Tello AFC had played much better football throughout.