U18 World League

Heppenbach
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bernt Wagemans made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute Anastasio Bittor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kasper Rijniers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Forza Heppenbach's goal looked a bit too open when Esteve Orlandus came free, but Kasper Rijniers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Forza Heppenbach were furious when Kurt De Roeck was red carded, 9 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A collision led to Forza Heppenbach getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Kurt De Roeck hit a great ball. Forza Heppenbach's Kasper Rijniers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteve Orlandus in the 15th minute of play. Jonathan Celio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guust de Pelsmaekers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kasper Rijniers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Ferran in the 21st minute of the match. Francois Eijkens charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francois Eijkens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ATLETICO MENDOZA booed when Forza Heppenbach was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francois Eijkens didn't get a good kick on the ball. Esteve Orlandus took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 35th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kasper Rijniers. Forza Heppenbach's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 36th minute Esteve Orlandus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kasper Rijniers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute Esteve Orlandus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kasper Rijniers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitri Gielis in the 40th minute of play forced ATLETICO MENDOZA's goalkeeper Jonathan Celio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Dimitri Gielis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 44 played minutes ATLETICO MENDOZA got a freekick which was hit by Esteve Orlandus. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Guust de Pelsmaekers managed to get in a good position for a shot. Forza Heppenbach's supporters rose to their feet, but Guust de Pelsmaekers was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Celio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arturo Pirro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Forza Heppenbach's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Pirro came free, but Kasper Rijniers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute, ATLETICO MENDOZA's Esteve Orlandus dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. Forza Heppenbach's Kasper Rijniers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Pirro in the 63rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arturo Pirro got free with Kasper Rijniers in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kasper Rijniers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arturo Pirro in the 65th minute. Kasper Rijniers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Ferran in the 68th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Forza Heppenbach's goal looked a bit too open when Anastasio Bittor came free, but Kasper Rijniers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ATLETICO MENDOZA's Arturo Pirro got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 79 minutes, Christoph Bruyninckx mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Forza Heppenbach and the ATLETICO MENDOZA players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of ATLETICO MENDOZA booed when Forza Heppenbach was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christoph Bruyninckx didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kasper Rijniers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Efrain Aritza in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd match minute, Forza Heppenbach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimitri Gielis to maneuver through the defense. Guust de Pelsmaekers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match was over ATLETICO MENDOZA could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Forza Heppenbach throughout the match.