U18 World League

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Seppe den Pelsmaeker kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Set Fire booed when All Stars Gent was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ive Custermans didn't get a good kick on the ball. 16 minutes into the game, Seppe den Pelsmaeker cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marcelo Novais was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 31st minute Henry Dewinter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Novais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 31 minutes, Ivó Almeida mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Set Fire and the All Stars Gent players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 31st minute, Ivó Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 33 minutes into the match, Set Fire's goal looked a bit too open when Seppe den Pelsmaeker came free, but Marcelo Novais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of All Stars Gent booed when Set Fire was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Magno Malafaia didn't get a good kick on the ball. 44 minutes into the game, All Stars Gent's Renaut Van Gele nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcelo Novais made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rogério Apalanga made a kick off. In the 53rdth minute of the game Emílio Camarinha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but All Stars Gent's Jorn Degraef was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to All Stars Gent getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Ive Custermans hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Xander-Paul De Raeijmaeckers during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Xander-Paul De Raeijmaeckers kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Emílio Camarinha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Jorn Degraef tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Set Fire were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after All Stars Gent's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Miguel Gonçalves took the corner. Xander-Paul De Raeijmaeckers tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Jorn Degraef. An unnecessary self made goal, 1-2 in the 74th minute. Jorn Degraef showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emílio Camarinha, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. When the final whistle sounded All Stars Gent left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Set Fire.