U18 World League

Dragons Lair
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pierre Painevilu kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Pedro Lozano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorden Colebrandts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lennert Dirickx lost his temper 6 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 6th minute of the game. One of Portus Ganda:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rage F.C.:s goal. Jorden Colebrandts made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pedro Lozano in the 11th minute. After a rather tough play, Portus Ganda's Luckas Van der Perren got a free kick in the 14th minute. Portus Ganda's Jorden Colebrandts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cecilio Quijada in the 19th minute of play. In the 36th minute Cecilio Quijada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorden Colebrandts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute, Pedro Lozano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jorden Colebrandts was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. With a little luck, Portus Ganda's Jorden Colebrandts got control of the ball when Cecilio Quijada tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ernst Jansens's late challenge caught a Rage F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ernst Jansens helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Portus Ganda getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Ernst Jansens hit a great ball. Pierre Painevilu succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 48th playminute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Mark Vivar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorden Colebrandts having to interfere. The supporters of Rage F.C. booed when Portus Ganda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timmy Van Bouschot didn't get a good kick on the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Mark Vivar notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Portus Ganda's Jorden Colebrandts. Jorden Colebrandts was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ernst Jansens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 74 minutes, Marc Van Kestbeek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Portus Ganda and the Rage F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Pierre Painevilu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorden Colebrandts having to interfere. In the 78th match minute, Rage F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alejandro Rioseco to maneuver through the defense. If Danny Spoelberchs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rage F.C.'s Cecilio Quijada got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marc Van Kestbeek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Rómulo Jara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Rage F.C. fans cheered their team off the field, for while Portus Ganda had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.