U18 World League

Chlorine Arena
Spectators: 7664 (Terracing: 5749, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pieter-Jan Borginions started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Twierdza Osowiec's goal looked a bit too open when Maximiliano Barros came free, but Toon Van den Dries reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute Twierdza Osowiec were awarded a corner. Evert-Jan Steckens went to the cornerflag to take it. Twierdza Osowiec's Evert-Jan Steckens was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Delmiro Marcones in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 15thth minute of the game Iker Macerio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Twierdza Osowiec's Toon Van den Dries was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Evert-Jan Steckens who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of Delmiro Marcones when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The supporters of Al-Femur FC booed when Twierdza Osowiec was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cedric Boede didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iker Macerio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 32nd minute, Maximiliano Barros ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Toon Van den Dries was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 40th minute Iker Macerio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toon Van den Dries saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 51st minute, Pieter-Jan Borginions hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Twierdza Osowiec getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Francois Custermans hit a great ball. In the 54th minute of the match Teodoro Argider shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Toon Van den Dries showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 55 minutes into the game, when Stein de la Croix put in a rough tackle. 55 minutes into the game, one of Twierdza Osowiec:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Cedric Boede's late challenge caught a Al-Femur FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cedric Boede helped the player get up and apologised. Cedric Boede kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute of the match Teodoro Argider sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Toon Van den Dries skillfully saved the ball. Delmiro Marcones took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evert-Jan Steckens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Toon Van den Dries made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Placido Xabel sent off a good shot on target. 68 minutes into the match, Pieter-Jan Borginions notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Al-Femur FC's Delmiro Marcones. Delmiro Marcones was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A hard, long distance shot from Omar Foro flew over the goal. With his leg Toon Van den Dries managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when Al-Femur FC's Maximiliano Barros fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 79 minutes into the game, Higinio Danel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Al-Femur FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Twierdza Osowiec the free kick. Higinio Danel hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. When Al-Femur FC's Iker Macerio in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Twierdza Osowiec's goalie prevented a goal. If Jannis Berrewouts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Twierdza Osowiec were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Al-Femur FC for a fine match.