U18 World League

Francisco Coniglio
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Waut Goons was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Jeremias Atauri capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jeremias Atauri really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Glen de Pelsmaecker hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Caricancha's Aldo Rafel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harold Engelborgh in the 10th minute of play. In the 13th minute Yoachim Fondria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldo Rafel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Harold Engelborgh scored 1-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aldo Rafel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fernan Loreto kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Aldo Rafel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harold Engelborgh in the 20th minute of the match. Waut Goons took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremias Atauri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, Denis Orain had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Waut Goons. Sporting Mambo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Denis Orain was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Sporting Mambo's Waut Goons proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Sporting Mambo from getting a goal against them. Waut Goons made an important save on a dangerous shot by Denis Orain in the 29th minute. Aldo Rafel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pino Maerschalckx, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 36th minute, Harold Engelborgh made a precise shot to the right of Aldo Rafel. Caricancha's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. A collision led to Sporting Mambo getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Pino Maerschalckx hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Denis Orain during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Denis Orain kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Yoachim Fondria's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aldo Rafel was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Harold Engelborgh stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fernan Loreto kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. When Matthieu Vincke came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Sporting Mambo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Matthieu Vincke couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanny Van Boekost in the 55th minute of play forced Caricancha's goalkeeper Aldo Rafel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yoachim Fondria who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 59thth minute tested the skills of Aldo Rafel when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 60th match minute, Caricancha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Milio to maneuver through the defense. After 63 played minutes Sporting Mambo got a freekick which was hit by Harold Engelborgh. Aldo Rafel came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Sporting Mambo's Etienne Ottevaere. But to his dismay, Etienne Ottevaere quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. When Etienne Ottevaere fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sporting Mambo's protests and gave Etienne Ottevaere a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Sporting Mambo getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Etienne Ottevaere hit a great ball. Joaquin Matthew took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 75th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Waut Goons. Sporting Mambo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Stanny Van Boekost hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. When Silverio Berriotxoa fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caricancha's protests and gave Silverio Berriotxoa a yellow card for diving instead. Silverio Berriotxoa kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Fernan Loreto kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 85th minute of the match Matthieu Vincke sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aldo Rafel skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of Sporting Mambo booed when Caricancha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Orain didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Yoachim Fondria left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting Mambo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. The supporters of Sporting Mambo booed when Caricancha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Omar Telmo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Harold Engelborgh got free with Aldo Rafel in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 92nd minute, Joaquin Matthew hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Sporting Mambo had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.