U18 World League

Berraondo
Spectators: 7998 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adolfo Truylos started the match with the kick off. Ernesto Osoro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mats Van Elsen made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Adolfo Truylos sent off a good shot on target. In the 25th minute, Harry Strupar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mats Van Elsen was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Adolfo Truylos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Adolfo Truylos really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. 31 minutes into the match, Fox Hunting Squad's goalkeeper Mats Van Elsen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adolfo Truylos. Lukas Stroobant recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 36 minutes, Jorg Vrijdags managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fox Hunting Squad's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorg Vrijdags was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ex Inferis's Isaac Eladio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukas Stroobant in the 38th minute of play. Adolfo Truylos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mats Van Elsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Osoro, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jorg Vrijdags stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Jorg Vrijdags managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fox Hunting Squad's supporters rose to their feet, but Jorg Vrijdags was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Isaac Eladio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 53 minutes, Lukas Stroobant managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fox Hunting Squad's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lukas Stroobant was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 59th minute Adolfo Truylos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mats Van Elsen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Adolfo Truylos notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Fox Hunting Squad's Mats Van Elsen. Mats Van Elsen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ex Inferis's Isaac Eladio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukas Stroobant in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Ciro Eusko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fox Hunting Squad's Mats Van Elsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernesto Osoro in the 71st minute of play. Ernesto Osoro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jorg Vrijdags sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ex Inferis's Isaac Eladio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Marant in the 90th minute of play. A collision led to Ex Inferis getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Salvador Botello hit a great ball. When Lukas Stroobant came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Fox Hunting Squad fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lukas Stroobant couldn't finish the play. Ex Inferis's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.