U18 World League

J.VandekerkhoveArena
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aureliano Dei took the kick off in the first half of the match. Steff Caers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aureliano Dei, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Francisco Vincente didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jan Ceusters went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. The supporters of Club Atlético Temperley booed when Brugge United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gertjan De Poorter didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 33 minutes, Ruben Belmiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Atlético Temperley and the Brugge United players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Club Atlético Temperley getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Ruben Belmiro hit a great ball. The supporters of Brugge United booed when Club Atlético Temperley was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. German Ekaitz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 38th minute, Niel Dedecker got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 40 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Temperley's goalkeeper Francisco Vincente had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Birger Leerbels. The crowd rose to their feet as Jan Ceusters kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Francisco Vincente. That made the score 2-1 in the 45 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Birger Leerbels made a kick off. The supporters of Club Atlético Temperley booed when Brugge United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Birger Leerbels didn't get a good kick on the ball. German Ekaitz kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. When Niel Dedecker came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Brugge United 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 Niel Dedecker couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Marco Gizon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Atlético Temperley's supporters rose to their feet, but Marco Gizon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Steff Caers breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Club Atlético Temperley's Marco Gizon got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Club Atlético Temperley booed when Brugge United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gertjan De Poorter didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marco Gizon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Steff Caers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Club Atlético Temperley's Francisco Vincente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Ceusters in the 73rd minute of play. Francisco Vincente stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Birger Leerbels's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Lisandro Abeitia hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute, German Ekaitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruben Belmiro got his second yellow card in the match during the 83rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Brugge United booed when Club Atlético Temperley was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruben Belmiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Birger Leerbels made a precise shot to the right of Francisco Vincente. Club Atlético Temperley's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. 96 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Temperley's goal looked a bit too open when Joppe Vandeput came free, but Francisco Vincente reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Brugge United had won after a very even match.