U18 World League

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 9194 (Terracing: 6897, Seating: 2114, VIP seats: 183) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Xantalen Mina got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O's Bemabe Serradell got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's Bart Schild broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 7 minutes, Xantalen Mina made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Decathlon Dudes's Gerrit Kemper tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Zuri Ventosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Deinse, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Wesley van Rhijn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 20 minutes into the game, Nicanor Veguri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Decathlon Dudes the free kick. In the 20th match minute, 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicanor Veguri to maneuver through the defense. Ostargi Rafales received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Gerrit Kemper tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 32 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goal looked a bit too open when Ostargi Rafales came free, but Gerrit Kemper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Decathlon Dudes's Gerrit Kemper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peruanton Dagora in the 37th minute of play. Arjan Robben kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 39th match minute, 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peruanton Dagora to maneuver through the defense. After 40 played minutes 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O got a freekick which was hit by Frasquito Celada. Decathlon Dudes's Bart Schild couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 48th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O. The Decathlon Dudes players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wesley van Rhijn to make the kick off. Nicanor Veguri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Gerrit Kemper made a huge save. Stefan Waterreus charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stefan Waterreus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Stefan Waterreus hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. When Michael Broers fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Decathlon Dudes's protests and gave Michael Broers a yellow card for diving instead. Michael Broers kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Peruanton Dagora received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Gerrit Kemper tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O's Horacio Garate was substituted for Breogan Urrea. Gerrit Kemper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peruanton Dagora in the 73rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Xantalen Mina could shoot a difficult shot in the 76th minute, which Gerrit Kemper however easily saved by the left post. Gerrit Kemper took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xantalen Mina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Decathlon Dudes defense, Bemabe Serradell kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gerrit Kemper. The Decathlon Dudes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gerrit Kemper should have stopped the shot. 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O made a substitution. Nevada Damar replaced Matias Hebia. The 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.