U18 World League

Field of Dreams
Spectators: 7655 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wilfredo Laurendi took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, LeRoeulx's Quillian De Messemaekere got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Wilfredo Laurendi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nicky Serneels read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. If Lino Orti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 11th minute, Severino Domenec hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 12 played minutes, LeRoeulx's Maurice Elssen shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alberto Cordaryal 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 LeRoeulx reached it. A collision led to Fractal FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Victor Azeari hit a great ball. The supporters of Fractal FC booed when LeRoeulx was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richy Wolfs didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicky Serneels came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Fractal FC's Wilfredo Laurendi. But to his dismay, Wilfredo Laurendi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Alberto Cordaryal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xander Wenderix in the 22nd minute of play. Arnulfo Karmel got a throw-in 26 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Severino Domenec. Raimundo Diagur made in the 29th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Victor Azeari however managed to control. Severino Domenec struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Nicky Serneels didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fractal FC. 32 minutes into the game, Lino Orti cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Nicky Serneels was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Lino Orti took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Nicky Serneels to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xander Wenderix in the 41st minute of play forced Fractal FC's goalkeeper Alberto Cordaryal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LeRoeulx's attentive Quillian De Messemaekere managed to snatch the ball when Arnulfo Karmel made a throw-in in the 43rd minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Wilfredo Laurendi took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Nicky Serneels to make any attempt to save it. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After 65 played minutes LeRoeulx got a freekick which was hit by Lionel Carpenter. Alberto Cordaryal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maurice Elssen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th match minute, Fractal FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ildefonso Bautista to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute Severino Domenec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicky Serneels saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Xander Wenderix could shoot a difficult shot in the 78th minute, which Alberto Cordaryal however easily saved by the left post. Nicky Serneels stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wilfredo Laurendi's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Richy Wolfs charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Richy Wolfs the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 81st match minute, LeRoeulx was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Richy Wolfs to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Fractal FC's Ildefonso Bautista got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 90th minute Wilfredo Laurendi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicky Serneels saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnulfo Karmel got a throw-in 93 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Reynaldo Batista. Fractal FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.