U18 World League

EL NATIONAL
Spectators: 7540 (Terracing: 5656, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Chris-George Elssen started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Koen Van Hecke reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Anderson Valladares. The goal made the score 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in FC Ouagadougou National's zone, Ulisses Cordeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robbe Van Der Taelen came out of the goal and Ulisses Cordeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vince Matthijs got a throw-in 14 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Koen Van Hecke. Anderson Valladares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chris-George Elssen in the 16th minute. FC Ouagadougou National's Chris-George Elssen got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anderson Valladares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armand Owerckx in the 30th minute. 33 minutes into the match, Koen Van Hecke had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anderson Valladares. Vascogoianiense FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Koen Van Hecke was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Anderson Valladares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chris-George Elssen in the 37th minute. Anderson Valladares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armand Owerckx, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ronaldão Carvalho was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, FC Ouagadougou National's Ben Jaddon got a free kick in the 51st minute. Anderson Valladares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chris-George Elssen in the 57th minute of play. Fernandão Matos kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Ouagadougou National's Ferdinand Geeraerts got a free kick in the 62nd minute. After 63 played minutes FC Ouagadougou National got a freekick which was hit by Ferdinand Geeraerts. After a rather tough play, FC Ouagadougou National's Koen Van Hecke got a free kick in the 66th minute. If Ronaldão Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ronaldão Carvalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anthony De Mijer during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Anthony De Mijer hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Ferdinand Geeraerts took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anderson Valladares. Anderson Valladares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. In the 78th match minute, Vascogoianiense FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Túlio Paes to maneuver through the defense. Anderson Valladares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koen Van Hecke in the 83rd minute of play. The supporters of FC Ouagadougou National booed when Vascogoianiense FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Túlio Paes didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Márcio Medeiros in the 89th minute of play forced FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Robbe Van Der Taelen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Vascogoianiense FC's goal looked a bit too open when Chris-George Elssen came free, but Anderson Valladares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC Ouagadougou National fully deserved thier win.