U18 World League

Santo Domingo
Spectators: 7546 (Terracing: 5661, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Natal Laredo took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th match minute, A.D. Alcorcón was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natal Laredo to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christopher Frans in the 6th minute of play forced A.D. Alcorcón's goalkeeper Juanito Erosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jo van der Eycken made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ofelio Arraz in the 7th minute of play. Christopher Frans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juanito Erosa having to interfere. Jo van der Eycken made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Eriberto Tarin sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, SK Gullegem's Quillian de Wolf got a free kick in the 33rd minute. If Christopher Frans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, A.D. Alcorcón's Ofelio Arraz got a free kick in the 40th minute. Christopher Frans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonides Lermo hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 43 minutes into the match, Christopher Frans notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of A.D. Alcorcón's Juanito Erosa. Juanito Erosa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Costermans to make the kick off. Jo van der Eycken showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Plauto Dobale in the 52nd minute of the match. Jo van der Eycken made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ofelio Arraz in the 54th minute of play. Frank Costermans blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Juanito Erosa having to make a save. 60 minutes into the match, SK Gullegem's goal looked a bit too open when Natal Laredo came free, but Jo van der Eycken reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ofelio Arraz took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jo van der Eycken. Jo van der Eycken dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 63 minutes into the match, SK Gullegem's goal looked a bit too open when Natal Laredo came free, but Jo van der Eycken reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th minute, Calisto Feliu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 73 minutes of play, A.D. Alcorcón's Natal Laredo made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jo van der Eycken was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 76th minute, Ofelio Arraz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wart Hollants fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juanito Erosa having to interfere. Juanito Erosa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christopher Frans in the 81st minute. In the 81st minute, Raymon Paris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Calisto Feliu's late challenge caught a SK Gullegem's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Calisto Feliu helped the player get up and apologised. Christopher Frans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nesor Dorado kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Christopher Frans struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Juanito Erosa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SK Gullegem. The SK Gullegem players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented A.D. Alcorcón from taking control. The game ends in a draw.