U18 World League

Jayden Arena
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Honorio Pinto got the match started through his kick off. Michel Schooters fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gervasio Santiago having to interfere. Gervasio Santiago made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Michel Schooters sent off a good shot on target. After 5 played minutes Club Atletico Lanus got a freekick which was hit by Guido Elia. SK Gullegem's Jason Van Leemputten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorio Pinto in the 9th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Honorio Pinto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jason Van Leemputten. SK Gullegem's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Honorio Pinto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Jacobo Olivar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jason Van Leemputten having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in SK Gullegem's zone, Jacobo Olivar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jason Van Leemputten came out of the goal and Jacobo Olivar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, SK Gullegem's Frederic Hollandts got a free kick in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Elia in the 26th minute of play forced SK Gullegem's goalkeeper Jason Van Leemputten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the game, Club Atletico Lanus's Guido Elia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jason Van Leemputten made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Jason Van Leemputten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacobo Olivar in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 36th minute Albertus Reijdams shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gervasio Santiago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gervasio Santiago came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by SK Gullegem's Maurus Van Maestricht. But to his dismay, Maurus Van Maestricht quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. The SK Gullegem players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Club Atletico Lanus were winning 1-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Michel Schooters was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Rufio in the 52nd minute of play forced SK Gullegem's goalkeeper Jason Van Leemputten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jason Van Leemputten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacobo Olivar, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Edmond Walder hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. SK Gullegem's Jason Van Leemputten proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save SK Gullegem from getting a goal against them. 70 minutes into the game, Michel Schooters cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Gervasio Santiago was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 75th match minute, Club Atletico Lanus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Montae to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Club Atletico Lanus's Clemente Bingen got a free kick in the 77th minute. Humberto Clodio kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albertus Reijdams in the 80th minute of play forced Club Atletico Lanus's goalkeeper Gervasio Santiago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 81 played minutes Club Atletico Lanus got a freekick which was hit by Clemente Bingen. 85 minutes into the match, Albertus Reijdams had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gervasio Santiago. Club Atletico Lanus's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Albertus Reijdams was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacobo Olivar in the 92nd minute of play forced SK Gullegem's goalkeeper Jason Van Leemputten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 98 minutes into the match, Club Atletico Lanus's goal looked a bit too open when Albertus Reijdams came free, but Gervasio Santiago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Club Atletico Lanus players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.