U18 World League

Veenesluis
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Mario Ekain started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️ getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Hector Eguerdi hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Dennis Bessing's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Celestino Rexino was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 11th minute, when Theo Blikman scored to the left of an out of position Celestino Rexino, making the score, 1-0. When Nathan Zegers came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Fc Benefica fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nathan Zegers couldn't finish the play. Celestino Rexino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nathan Zegers, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Teun de Lange during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 21 played minutes Fc Benefica got a freekick which was hit by Teun de Lange. Teun de Lange fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celestino Rexino having to interfere. After a rather tough play, ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s Maximiliano Astudillo got a free kick in the 25th minute. Fc Benefica's Dennis Bessing was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 27th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Conrado Acosta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. During the 31st minute of the match Teun de Lange completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Teun de Lange a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Fc Benefica's Teun de Lange got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After 33 played minutes Fc Benefica got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Bessing. After 35 played minutes ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️ got a freekick which was hit by Zeledon Salomone. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nathan Zegers in the 41st minute of play forced ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s goalkeeper Celestino Rexino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martien van Boxel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nemesio Gorka, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Theo Blikman to make the kick off. Zeledon Salomone kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Ciriaco Berdaitz hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute, Nathan Zegers made a precise shot to the right of Celestino Rexino. ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. In the 73rd minute Dennis Bessing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celestino Rexino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Celestino Rexino came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Fc Benefica's Theo Blikman. But to his dismay, Theo Blikman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nathan Zegers in the 78th minute of play forced ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s goalkeeper Celestino Rexino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Theo Blikman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Theo Blikman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Celestino Rexino was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. The Fc Benefica fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Fc Benefica's Theo Blikman looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 91st minute, Conrado Acosta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.