U18 World League

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gregory Cappelsmans took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Alfons Ceulemans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonel Montes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gregory Cappelsmans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jelle Roels took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Bernabel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jelle Roels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Bernabel, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 13th match minute, FC Draconia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Pancken to maneuver through the defense. Samuel Pancken's late challenge caught a Milferio's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Samuel Pancken helped the player get up and apologised. 19 minutes into the match, Epifanio Laurendi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC Draconia's Jelle Roels. Jelle Roels was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jelle Roels didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Albino Vasco went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 27th match minute, FC Draconia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastien Rymenans to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damaso Segio in the 28th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Jelle Roels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sebastien Rymenans during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 29th minute, Sebastien Rymenans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jelle Roels showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albino Vasco in the 30th minute of the match. A collision led to Milferio getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Damaso Segio hit a great ball. Alfons Ceulemans's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leonel Montes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. If Matthis Depelsmaker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomas Birjaio during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Milferio's Tomas Birjaio got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The long shot by Alfons Ceulemans in the 44th minute really tested Leonel Montes's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 47th minute, Baldomiro Urko made a precise shot to the right of Jelle Roels. FC Draconia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Milferio made a substitution. Clemente Ordono replaced Damaso Segio. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Albino Vasco to strike the kick off in the second half. FC Draconia's Jelle Roels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baldomiro Urko in the 58th minute of play. Leonel Montes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gregory Cappelsmans, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 70th match minute, Milferio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Melquiades Azeari to maneuver through the defense. Jelle Roels stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Albino Vasco's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Draconia's Samuel Pancken got a free kick in the 92nd minute. After 94 played minutes Milferio got a freekick which was hit by Epifanio Laurendi. Jelle Roels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baldomiro Urko, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute.