U18 World League

BakanakhaUbago Arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ronni Arnov kicked off to start the match. Lavrits Bjørnfalk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jean De Meesemaeckere in the 4th minute. Godtfred Kellmer might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tommi Ooms. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Godtfred Kellmer ran back to his position shaking his head. 9 minutes into the game, ATOWN's Ronni Arnov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tommi Ooms made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 16th minute Ronni Arnov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommi Ooms saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lavrits Bjørnfalk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jean De Meesemaeckere in the 20th minute. Lavrits Bjørnfalk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Soren Schamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of ATOWN booed when Selebi-Phikwe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean De Meesemaeckere didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 31 minutes, Arne Andrijeska mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ATOWN and the Selebi-Phikwe players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 31st minute, Arne Andrijeska hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Herald Dedecker struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Lavrits Bjørnfalk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Selebi-Phikwe. The audience was convinced that Jean De Meesemaeckere's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lavrits Bjørnfalk was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Tommi Ooms took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Godtfred Kellmer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Selebi-Phikwe's Tommi Ooms played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Godtfred Kellmer in the 44th minute of play. Selebi-Phikwe's Tommi Ooms played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronni Arnov in the 47th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jean De Meesemaeckere stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Alain Roeckeloes fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Selebi-Phikwe's protests and gave Alain Roeckeloes a yellow card for diving instead. In the 55th minute, Alain Roeckeloes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 59 played minutes ATOWN got a freekick which was hit by Oskar Valsgard. ATOWN's Lavrits Bjørnfalk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alain Roeckeloes in the 63rd minute of play. Lavrits Bjørnfalk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alain Roeckeloes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the match, Jean De Meesemaeckere had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lavrits Bjørnfalk. ATOWN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jean De Meesemaeckere was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Benedict van Eijnde hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute Anthony Labrouche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lavrits Bjørnfalk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alain Roeckeloes in the 81st minute of play forced ATOWN's goalkeeper Lavrits Bjørnfalk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ATOWN's Lavrits Bjørnfalk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean De Meesemaeckere in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute Herald Dedecker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lavrits Bjørnfalk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, Alain Roeckeloes notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of ATOWN's Lavrits Bjørnfalk. Lavrits Bjørnfalk was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 92 minutes of play, Selebi-Phikwe's Alain Roeckeloes made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lavrits Bjørnfalk was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee ended the match the Selebi-Phikwe players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.