U18 World League

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Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christian Wästerberg started the match with the kick off. Jacques De Ruyter made an important save on a dangerous shot by Karl-Michael Vestberg in the 12th minute. Andrew Severyns was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 13 minutes into the match. In the 14th match minute, Twelve Ravens was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrew Severyns to maneuver through the defense. 16 minutes into the match, Twelve Ravens's goalkeeper Jacques De Ruyter had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karl-Michael Vestberg. Karl-Michael Vestberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Jacques De Ruyter made a huge save. 18 minutes into the match, Twelve Ravens's goal looked a bit too open when Lukas Örtendal came free, but Jacques De Ruyter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Karl-Michael Vestberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jacques De Ruyter. Twelve Ravens's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Karl-Michael Vestberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. With his leg Jacques De Ruyter managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when CoolKidzTable's Christian Wästerberg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 26th minute, Twelve Ravens's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ingemar Persson fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Christian Wästerberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Jacques De Ruyter made a huge save. Twelve Ravens's defense didn't have a chance, in the 35th minute, when Ingemar Persson scored to the left of an out of position Jacques De Ruyter, making the score, 3-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tony Meeus was the one to do the kick off. Twelve Ravens's Jacques De Ruyter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Wästerberg in the 51st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Christian Wästerberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacques De Ruyter was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. In the 61st match minute, CoolKidzTable was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl-Michael Vestberg to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ingemar Persson during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tony Meeus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Karl-Åke Björkdahl during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, CoolKidzTable's Karl-Åke Björkdahl got a free kick in the 68th minute. A collision led to Twelve Ravens getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Dreas Dams hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, CoolKidzTable's Lukas Örtendal tried to score from far away in the 70th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Jacques De Ruyter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Wästerberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Karl-Michael Vestberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Jacques De Ruyter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th match minute, CoolKidzTable was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl-Michael Vestberg to maneuver through the defense. In the 96th minute, Ingemar Persson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jacques De Ruyter was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. CoolKidzTable had played much better football throughout.