U18 World League

Padre Lorenzo
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Diego Farias made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Llavallol FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Placido Roland hit a great ball. 8 minutes into the match, Kickers United's Silvain De Raeijmaeker sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Francisco Ebardo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxime Uytterhaegen in the 9th minute of play forced Llavallol FC's goalkeeper Francisco Ebardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maxime Uytterhaegen took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Francisco Ebardo. Francisco Ebardo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Francisco Ebardo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stanny Helssens went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 22 minutes into the match, Llavallol FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jannic Van Cruchten came free, but Francisco Ebardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute, Stanny Helssens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kickers United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Octavian Verhulst took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Larra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Llavallol FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Diego Farias hit a great ball. Aurelio Cortez kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 38th minute Jannic Van Cruchten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Ebardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the game, Basilio Araoz recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Octavian Verhulst. Basilio Araoz showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. In the 44th minute Maxime Uytterhaegen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Ebardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Octavian Verhulst was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Diego Farias showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 45 minute of play. Disappointed in the 2-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Stanny Helssens made the kick off in the second half. Maxime Uytterhaegen took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Francisco Ebardo. Francisco Ebardo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5. 2-6 became the score in the 57th minute when Stanny Helssens elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Kickers United's zone, Aurelio Cortez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Octavian Verhulst came out of the goal and Aurelio Cortez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Octavian Verhulst showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Farias in the 64th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Llavallol FC defense, Jannic Van Cruchten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Francisco Ebardo. The Llavallol FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Francisco Ebardo should have stopped the shot. Stanny Helssens kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Diego Farias took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Octavian Verhulst. Octavian Verhulst dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-7. If Diego Farias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kickers United's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.