U18 World League

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 9186 (Terracing: 6891, Seating: 2112, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nacho Manuel started the match with the kick off. After 5 played minutes Shuspendemo got a freekick which was hit by Juan Foyth. The supporters of Decathlon Dudes booed when Shuspendemo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guido Carrillo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Haroldo Cresencio acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 9th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Bennie Wilson. In the 11th match minute, Shuspendemo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guido Carrillo to maneuver through the defense. Guido Carrillo hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 17th match minute, Decathlon Dudes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Deinse to maneuver through the defense. Shuspendemo's Haroldo Cresencio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Janus in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Felix Janus reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Haroldo Cresencio. The goal made the score 1-0. Decathlon Dudes's Gerrit Kemper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nacho Manuel in the 33rd minute of play. In the 34th minute Stefan Waterreus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haroldo Cresencio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Haroldo Cresencio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Janus, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Victoriano Ceandro in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gerrit Kemper prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 37th minute, Nacho Manuel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Shuspendemo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arjan Robben in the 41st minute of play forced Shuspendemo's goalkeeper Haroldo Cresencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A nice corner shot did that Bart Schild got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Haroldo Cresencio quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Justino Montel hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Bart Schild from long distance, 46 minutes into the match, got Haroldo Cresencio's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

If Felix Janus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute, Victoriano Ceandro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 60 minutes into the game, Bennie Wilson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Decathlon Dudes's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Shuspendemo the free kick. In the 63rd minute, Eloy Chesus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Decathlon Dudes's Gerrit Kemper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nacho Manuel in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Deinse in the 75th minute of play forced Shuspendemo's goalkeeper Haroldo Cresencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper Gerrit Kemper had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guido Carrillo. 81 minutes into the match, Nacho Manuel dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gerrit Kemper, 1-2. An unexpected shot in the 87th minute by Guido Carrillo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nacho Manuel in the 93rd minute of play forced Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper Gerrit Kemper to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 93 played minutes Decathlon Dudes got a freekick which was hit by Bennie Wilson. Gerrit Kemper took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nacho Manuel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 96 in the game by Guido Carrillo from a close distance when the talented Gerrit Kemper managed to make a qualified save. Decathlon Dudes's players were relieved. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Shuspendemo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.