U18 World League

Heppenbach
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bernt Wagemans started the match with the kick off. Iker Darien made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernt Wagemans in the 7th minute. Bernt Wagemans scored 2-0 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Iker Darien, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Iker Darien took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitri Gielis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iker Darien made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernt Wagemans in the 20th minute. In the 25th minute, Joel Libertad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernt Wagemans could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Iker Darien made a huge save. Dimitri Gielis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iker Darien having to interfere. Iker Darien took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francois Eijkens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernt Wagemans could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Iker Darien made a huge save. 46 minutes into the game, Forza Heppenbach's Bernt Wagemans nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iker Darien made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Libertad stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kasper Rijniers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Elia in the 57th minute of play. Tiburones Rojos's Iker Darien played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernt Wagemans in the 61st minute of play. 64 minutes into the game, Manuel Guipuzkoa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tiburones Rojos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Forza Heppenbach the free kick. After 64 played minutes Tiburones Rojos got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Guipuzkoa. When the match clock showed 65 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Fabrice De Muysere sped through Tiburones Rojos's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Iker Darien. With a little luck, Forza Heppenbach's Kasper Rijniers got control of the ball when Joel Libertad tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Forza Heppenbach's Fabrice De Muysere got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Forza Heppenbach's Kasper Rijniers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Elia in the 74th minute of play. Bonifacio Petri charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bonifacio Petri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bonifacio Petri hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute Bernt Wagemans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Darien saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kasper Rijniers was a little too slow when Manuel Guipuzkoa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 90th minute. The score was now 4-1. The audience was convinced that Bernt Wagemans's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iker Darien was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. In the 96th minute, Isidoro Serapio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tiburones Rojos's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.