U18 World League

Rodenbachstadion
Spectators: 7646 (Terracing: 5736, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Simon Roche got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to North Hill United getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Bill Baert hit a great ball. Rex Marler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bill Baert in the 14th minute of the match. Nic Van Turnhout's late challenge caught a Arrows Academy FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nic Van Turnhout helped the player get up and apologised. After 17 played minutes North Hill United got a freekick which was hit by Nic Van Turnhout. Leo Lissens scored 1-0 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rex Marler, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rex Marler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leo Lissens in the 30th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Arrows Academy FC's goalkeeper Rex Marler had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leo Lissens. Rex Marler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joannes Vischkens in the 40th minute. In the 43rd match minute, North Hill United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrik Sabbe to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 46 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Joannes Vischkens sped through Arrows Academy FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rex Marler.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leo Lissens made a kick off. After 52 played minutes North Hill United got a freekick which was hit by Patrik Sabbe. Camron Bullard's late challenge caught a North Hill United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Camron Bullard helped the player get up and apologised. Arrows Academy FC's Rex Marler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joannes Vischkens in the 55th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Leo Lissens had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rex Marler. Arrows Academy FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leo Lissens was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. A collision led to North Hill United getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Jordi Celis hit a great ball. Leo Lissens took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rex Marler. Rex Marler dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Leo Lissens kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Arrows Academy FC's Octave Cempenaers threw himself towards the right post 84 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Simon Roche, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to Arrows Academy FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. George Broom hit a great ball. 96 minutes into the game, North Hill United's Leo Lissens nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rex Marler made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. North Hill United were victorious despite being under pressure from Arrows Academy FC for much of the match.