U18 World League

Genk Stadion
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cordarrol Montez started the match with the kick off. Tomas Olazarra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivo De Backer in the 4th minute of play. Tomas Olazarra didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joris Tijs went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. El Pinar's Serafino Dominguez got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 9 minutes into the match, Genk's goal looked a bit too open when Cordarrol Montez came free, but Jordi Peten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Olazarra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joris Tijs in the 20th minute. Tomas Olazarra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre-Alexandre Dewolf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joris Tijs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Tomas Olazarra made a huge save. Tomas Olazarra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre-Alexandre Dewolf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cordarrol Montez hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Steff Winnepenninck in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tomas Olazarra saved El Pinar from getting behind. 36 minutes into the match, El Pinar's goal looked a bit too open when Ivo De Backer came free, but Tomas Olazarra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Genk getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Pierre-Alexandre Dewolf hit a great ball. Thys De Bruijn received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tomas Olazarra came out and tried to block the shot, but Thys De Bruijn slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 43rd minute. Tomas Olazarra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivo De Backer, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ivo De Backer to strike the kick off in the second half. Emesto Guete's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jordi Peten firmly grabbed it by the left post. Tomas Olazarra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pierre-Alexandre Dewolf, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, El Pinar's goal looked a bit too open when Pierre-Alexandre Dewolf came free, but Tomas Olazarra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 58 minutes into the game, Pierre-Alexandre Dewolf cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Tomas Olazarra was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 66 minutes into the match, Genk's goalkeeper Jordi Peten had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cordarrol Montez. El Pinar's Tomas Olazarra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joris Tijs in the 76th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cordarrol Montez got free with Jordi Peten in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 78 minutes into the match, Genk's goalkeeper Jordi Peten had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Txerran Maceda. The referee felt a red card was in order, 82 minutes into the game, when Pierre-Alexandre Dewolf put in a rough tackle. A collision led to Genk getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Pierre-Alexandre Dewolf hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joris Tijs in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tomas Olazarra prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to El Pinar getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Cordarrol Montez hit a great ball. In the 91st minute of the match Ivo De Backer sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tomas Olazarra skillfully saved the ball.