U18 World League

Stadion Zelg
Spectators: 7547 (Terracing: 5662, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pierre Van Leemputte kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Portus Ganda's goal looked a bit too open when Jens Oschwald came free, but Jeroen Himschoot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enrico Vogt took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jeroen Himschoot. Jeroen Himschoot dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Jeroen Himschoot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jens Oschwald, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Enrico Vogt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jeroen Himschoot. Portus Ganda's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Enrico Vogt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Jens Oschwald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Jeroen Himschoot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th minute, Jens Oschwald got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 19 minutes into the game, Ernst Jansens was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Portus Ganda's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zelg FC the free kick. In the 19th match minute, Portus Ganda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernst Jansens to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enrico Vogt got free with Jeroen Himschoot in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jens Oschwald scored 3-0 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jeroen Himschoot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Yannis Perathoner hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Pierre Van Leemputte struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Cameron Bragger didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Portus Ganda. Jeroen Himschoot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramon Witzig in the 32nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enrico Vogt got free with Jeroen Himschoot in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 36 minutes into the match, Portus Ganda's goal looked a bit too open when Yannis Perathoner came free, but Jeroen Himschoot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 38 played minutes Jens Oschwald rounded Portus Ganda's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 4-0. When Zelg FC's Jens Oschwald in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Portus Ganda's goalie prevented a goal. Portus Ganda's Jeroen Himschoot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yannis Perathoner in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th minute of the match, Enrico Vogt got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jeroen Himschoot was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jens Oschwald stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Jens Oschwald left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zelg FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. The supporters of Zelg FC booed when Portus Ganda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Steff Bastiaens didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 61 minutes, Harlow Beyer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zelg FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Harlow Beyer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jeroen Himschoot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yannis Perathoner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Portus Ganda's Pierre Van Leemputte got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yannis Perathoner in the 69th minute of play forced Portus Ganda's goalkeeper Jeroen Himschoot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeroen Himschoot didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Enrico Vogt went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Jeroen Himschoot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramon Witzig in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Yannis Perathoner left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zelg FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. Jens Oschwald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jeroen Himschoot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yannis Perathoner in the 87th minute of the match. Portus Ganda's Jeroen Himschoot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yannis Perathoner in the 91st minute of play. If Pierre Van Leemputte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the referee ended the match the Zelg FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.