U18 World League

Sacridome
Spectators: 7772 (Terracing: 5830, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) Fredric Rudqvist hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. When FC Ouagadougou National's Yvan Fraes in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sacri's goalie prevented a goal. Sacri's Arvid Bremming played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolf Smedts in the 14th minute of play. Sacri's Arvid Bremming played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Alaerts in the 16th minute of play. FC Ouagadougou National's Diego Alaerts got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 20th match minute, Sacri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olov Berg to maneuver through the defense. Fredric Rudqvist hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Bernt Van Eeckhout managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Ouagadougou National's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernt Van Eeckhout was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arvid Bremming breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arvid Bremming made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeffrey Rits in the 30th minute of play. Daan Owerckx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stor Banan in the 31st minute of the match. Olov Berg's late challenge caught a FC Ouagadougou National's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Olov Berg helped the player get up and apologised. If Leonard Kristiansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nils-Åke Lindell hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stor Banan to make the kick off. After 52 minutes of play, Sacri's Nils-Åke Lindell made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Daan Owerckx was left in no man's land by his defense there! Daan Owerckx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stor Banan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of FC Ouagadougou National booed when Sacri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nils-Åke Lindell didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Kim Lind had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd match minute, FC Ouagadougou National was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robbe Van Der Taelen to maneuver through the defense. After 63 played minutes, Sacri's August Mattsson shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Daan Owerckx came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sacri reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Karl-Axel Olsman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sacri's supporters rose to their feet, but Karl-Axel Olsman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daan Owerckx breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the FC Ouagadougou National defense, Karl-Axel Olsman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Daan Owerckx. The FC Ouagadougou National fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Daan Owerckx should have stopped the shot. FC Ouagadougou National's Daan Owerckx played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Axel Olsman in the 77th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Sacri's zone, Diego Alaerts stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arvid Bremming came out of the goal and Diego Alaerts tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arvid Bremming showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Alaerts, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. When Leonard Kristiansson fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sacri's protests and gave Leonard Kristiansson a yellow card for diving instead. After 86 played minutes Sacri got a freekick which was hit by Leonard Kristiansson. After 88 minutes of play, FC Ouagadougou National's Diego Alaerts made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arvid Bremming was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 91st minute, Adolf Smedts reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Arvid Bremming. The goal made the score 3-2. After a rather tough play, FC Ouagadougou National's Ief Fondria got a free kick in the 95th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Sacri had played much better football throughout.