U18 World League

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 秦政克 took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes FC Draconia got a freekick which was hit by Olaleye Mbo. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. 白旭风 hit a great ball. After 5 played minutes, FC Draconia's Bernard Roosendael shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper 叶诚鹰 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 FC Draconia reached it. 叶诚鹰 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kristof Van Dessen in the 9th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's zone, Jerry Moerman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 叶诚鹰 came out of the goal and Jerry Moerman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 15 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's goal looked a bit too open when Kristof Van Dessen came free, but 叶诚鹰 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 叶诚鹰 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kristof Van Dessen's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's 叶诚鹰 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerry Moerman in the 19th minute of play. Uwe Nwachukwu came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's 肖林鹰. But to his dismay, 肖林鹰 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's zone, Tommie Verhelst stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 叶诚鹰 came out of the goal and Tommie Verhelst tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Kristof Van Dessen fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Draconia's protests and gave Kristof Van Dessen a yellow card for diving instead. Uwe Nwachukwu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 康峰阳 in the 34th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's goalkeeper 叶诚鹰 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jerry Moerman. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jerry Moerman got free with 叶诚鹰 in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 45 played minutes FC Draconia got a freekick which was hit by Tommie Verhelst. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jerry Moerman to make the kick off. Jerry Moerman scored 1-1 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 叶诚鹰, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 58 minutes into the game, FC Draconia's Jerry Moerman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 叶诚鹰 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. 叶诚鹰 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerry Moerman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jerry Moerman might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 叶诚鹰. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jerry Moerman ran back to his position shaking his head. If Kristof Van Dessen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute, Kristof Van Dessen made a precise shot to the right of 叶诚鹰. ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. In the 87th minute, 白旭风 reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Uwe Nwachukwu. The goal made the score 4-2. FC Draconia were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon for a fine match.