U18 World League

Genk Stadion
Spectators: 7654 (Terracing: 5742, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) After having played for 3 minutes, Diamantino Penha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PEREBAH FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Diamantino Penha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jordi Peten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vito de Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivo De Backer got free with Amauri Proença in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, PEREBAH FC's Vito de Sena got a free kick in the 9th minute. After a rather tough play, Genk's Kobe De Graef got a free kick in the 11th minute. 19 minutes into the match, PEREBAH FC's goalkeeper Amauri Proença had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pierre-Alexandre Dewolf. Jordi Peten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamim Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. The audience was convinced that Vito de Sena's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jordi Peten was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joris Tijs in the 27th minute of play forced PEREBAH FC's goalkeeper Amauri Proença to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 29 played minutes Ivo De Backer could catch the ball where he stood relatively free a bit outside the goal and without hesitation he completed 1-0 into the left cross. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diamantino Penha in the 35th minute of play forced Genk's goalkeeper Jordi Peten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Steff Winnepenninck charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Steff Winnepenninck the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Steff Winnepenninck hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Pierre-Alexandre Dewolf scored 2-0 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amauri Proença, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice moves Pierre-Alexandre Dewolf could shoot a difficult shot in the 48th minute, which Amauri Proença however easily saved by the left post. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Amauri Proença made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivo De Backer in the 52nd minute of play. Pierre-Alexandre Dewolf scored 4-0 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amauri Proença, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, PEREBAH FC's Ernesto de Godoi got a free kick in the 59th minute. After 60 played minutes, Genk's Ivo De Backer shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Amauri Proença came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Genk reached it. Steff Winnepenninck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Robby de Koninck hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Amauri Proença didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Steff Winnepenninck went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. If Vito de Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Genk getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Pierre-Alexandre Dewolf hit a great ball. PEREBAH FC's Afonso Hermes shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 75th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Jordi Peten but with some difficulty. Ernani Arce was extremely unlucky when he, in the 77th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After 79 minutes, Gilson Moreno mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PEREBAH FC and the Genk players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ernani Arce kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Steff Winnepenninck made a precise shot to the right of Amauri Proença. PEREBAH FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. 88 minutes into the game, Genk's Joris Tijs nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Amauri Proença made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Benjamim Freitas in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jordi Peten saved Genk from getting behind. PEREBAH FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.