U18 World League

EL NATIONAL
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arkadiusz Gdowik started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Radowit Siwek during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 9 minutes into the game, one of Buldogi:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The supporters of FC Ouagadougou National booed when Buldogi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radomir Tyskie didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zenon Kasiewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolf Smedts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zenon Kasiewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Alaerts in the 27th minute of play. With a little luck, Buldogi's Zenon Kasiewski got control of the ball when Bernt Van Eeckhout tried to sneak it across the goal line. Borys Dobilas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daan Owerckx having to interfere. The supporters of Buldogi booed when FC Ouagadougou National was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Steffe De Jonge didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 46th minute, Witold Kalinowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jeffrey Rits was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 47th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

After a rather tough play, FC Ouagadougou National's Adolf Smedts got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 59th match minute, Buldogi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wlodzimierz Wicherek to maneuver through the defense. Jeffrey Rits recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Diego Alaerts managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Ouagadougou National's supporters rose to their feet, but Diego Alaerts was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zenon Kasiewski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 74 minutes into the match, FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Daan Owerckx had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafal Jajesniak. Bernt Van Eeckhout recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Daan Owerckx came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Buldogi's Borys Dobilas. But to his dismay, Borys Dobilas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. FC Ouagadougou National's Adolf Smedts got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Daan Owerckx didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Radomir Tyskie went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score.