U18 World League

Golden Palace
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ruud van Nistelrooij took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 11th minute Khalaf Kakoli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Bueno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute Shehab Abol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Bueno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute Gaskon Comas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Alberto Chilavert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ruud van Nistelrooijs short, quick shot in the 23rdth minute got Higinio Bueno to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Higinio Bueno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edrees Al Najdi in the 24th minute of the match. Edrees Al Najdi made a great header on Golden Tigers's corner, it was just that Fohat Neyen's Higinio Bueno managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 31st match minute, Golden Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aqel Al Hindi to maneuver through the defense. Higinio Bueno made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Ruud van Nistelrooij sent off a good shot on target. Higinio Bueno made an important save on a dangerous shot by Shehab Abol in the 38th minute. Higinio Bueno made an important save on a dangerous shot by Shehab Abol in the 40th minute. Higinio Bueno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khalaf Kakoli in the 41st minute of play. José Alberto Chilavert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Montay Courel in the 45th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bashar Al Rifaee during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 46th match minute, Golden Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bashar Al Rifaee to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gaskon Comas to make the kick off. Gaskon Comas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Alberto Chilavert made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Lauro Buyolo sent off a good shot on target. After 61 minutes of play, Golden Tigers's Khalaf Kakoli made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Higinio Bueno was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ruud van Nistelrooij received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Higinio Bueno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Higinio Bueno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalaf Kakoli in the 65th minute of the match. Higinio Bueno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edrees Al Najdi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jose-Antonio Lassa charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jose-Antonio Lassa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 74th match minute, Fohat Neyen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose-Antonio Lassa to maneuver through the defense. Higinio Bueno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruud van Nistelrooij, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 77 minutes of play, Golden Tigers's Ruud van Nistelrooij made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Higinio Bueno was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 88 minutes, Zacarias Cillero mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fohat Neyen and the Golden Tigers players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Fohat Neyen's Zacarias Cillero got a free kick in the 88th minute. Edrees Al Najdi was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 89th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 92 minutes into the game, Shehab Abol was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Golden Tigers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fohat Neyen the free kick. Shehab Abol hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Fohat Neyen players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Golden Tigers.