U18 World League

club stadium
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stefan Redisz kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Afrykańskie Świnie's goalkeeper Fabian Grabski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Soren Leenders. 8 minutes into the match, Fredrik Wijgaert had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabian Grabski. Afrykańskie Świnie's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fredrik Wijgaert was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 12th minute Sylven Van der Meiren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Grabski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stefan Redisz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Jef De Langhe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fabian Grabski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fredrik Wijgaert in the 22nd minute. Sylven Van der Meiren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Club Brugge's Soren Leenders slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fabian Grabski. That made the score 2-0 after 27 minutes of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fredrik Wijgaert got free with Fabian Grabski in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fabian Grabski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Soren Leenders, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabian Grabski made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Fredrik Wijgaert sent off a good shot on target.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sylven Van der Meiren to make the kick off. A collision led to Afrykańskie Świnie getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Slawomir Witek hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredrik Wijgaert in the 55th minute of play forced Afrykańskie Świnie's goalkeeper Fabian Grabski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the game, Club Brugge's Fredrik Wijgaert nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fabian Grabski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. A collision led to Club Brugge getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Soren Leenders hit a great ball. In the 69th match minute, Afrykańskie Świnie was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jedrzej Brataniec to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Afrykańskie Świnie's zone, Jannic Smeyers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabian Grabski came out of the goal and Jannic Smeyers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Walery Kaszubowski fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Afrykańskie Świnie's protests and gave Walery Kaszubowski a yellow card for diving instead. Walery Kaszubowski hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Fabian Grabski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredrik Wijgaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabian Grabski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sylven Van der Meiren in the 80th minute of play. Fabian Grabski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Soren Leenders in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd minute of the match Jannic Smeyers sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fabian Grabski skillfully saved the ball. Afrykańskie Świnie's Fabian Grabski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Soren Leenders in the 83rd minute of play. In the 85th minute, Sylven Van der Meiren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabian Grabski was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Afrykańskie Świnie's Fabian Grabski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Soren Leenders in the 88th minute of play. Fabian Grabski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sylven Van der Meiren in the 90th minute of the match. After 96 played minutes Club Brugge got a freekick which was hit by Dyllen Van Der Talen. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Club Brugge had won after a very even match.