U18 World League

✮ Tнᴇ Nᴏʀтн Sᴇᴀ ✮
Spectators: 7867 (Terracing: 5902, Seating: 1809, VIP seats: 156) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andréas Holmstedt kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Andréas Holmstedt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rolf Saelens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Tomas Apelqvist hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's Allan Blomkvist got a free kick in the 10th minute. After 11 played minutes, De Keikoppers's Gabriel Gillekens shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Eskil Rosen 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 De Keikoppers reached it. When Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's Andréas Holmstedt in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye De Keikoppers's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Andréas Holmstedt put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Rolf Saelens. In the 19th minute, Tomas Apelqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 20th minute of the match Gabriel Gillekens shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eskil Rosen showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andréas Holmstedt in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rolf Saelens saved De Keikoppers from getting behind. After 22 minutes, Gustav Van den Berghe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the De Keikoppers and the Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, De Keikoppers's Gustav Van den Berghe got a free kick in the 22nd minute. After 23 played minutes Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС got a freekick which was hit by Otto Bergendahl. In the 24th minute of the match Gabriel Gillekens sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eskil Rosen skillfully saved the ball. The audience was convinced that Fredrik Hermansson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rolf Saelens was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. De Keikoppers's Rolf Saelens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andréas Holmstedt in the 31st minute of play. Otto Bergendahl hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. De Keikoppers's Gustav Van den Berghe got his second yellow card of the match in the 42nd minute. The referee ordered Gustav Van den Berghe off the ground. Andréas Holmstedt struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Rolf Saelens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leon Heijligem to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52ndth minute of the game Andréas Holmstedt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but De Keikoppers's Rolf Saelens was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 53rd minute of the match Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС got a corner. De Keikoppers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lucas Holm ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's corner Lucas Holm fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rolf Saelens quite easily take care of the ball. De Keikoppers's Rolf Saelens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andréas Holmstedt in the 59th minute of play. In the 60th match minute, Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Blomkvist to maneuver through the defense. Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС made a substitution. Harry Sundström replaced Bengt Arenberg. Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's Max Törnblom was substituted for Fredrik Hermansson. Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС made a substitution. Love Italia replaced Stefan Abrahamsson. In the 62nd match minute, Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Blomkvist to maneuver through the defense. 64 minutes into the game, Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's Lucas Holm nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rolf Saelens made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 66th minute, Billie Verbraecken hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gabriel Gillekens charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gabriel Gillekens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to De Keikoppers getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Gabriel Gillekens hit a great ball. In the 72ndth minute of the game Max Törnblom who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but De Keikoppers's Rolf Saelens was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Billie Verbraecken might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eskil Rosen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Billie Verbraecken ran back to his position shaking his head. After 78 played minutes Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС got a freekick which was hit by Allan Blomkvist. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Harry Sundström during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Otto Bergendahl hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andréas Holmstedt in the 87th minute of play forced De Keikoppers's goalkeeper Rolf Saelens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th match minute, Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Blomkvist to maneuver through the defense. There was no doubt that Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС were the better team. Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.