U18 World League

Purple Arena
Spectators: 7996 (Terracing: 5998, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when 卫青 Wu made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 武源森 in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christoph Hagemans prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yanniek Wellens could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but 孙珂景 made a huge save. Yanniek Wellens in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of 孙珂景, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With 28 minutes on the clock, Vic De Bruyn commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Christoph Hagemans had in the 30thth minute some difficulties stopping 卫青 Wu's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 34th match minute, Purple Talents was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddy Claes to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Purple Talents getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Diego Weets hit a great ball. In the 43rd match minute, Purple Talents was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diederick Struelens to maneuver through the defense. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When 郝延风 fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's protests and gave 郝延风 a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Purple Talents getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Eddy Claes hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Spoelbergs in the 57th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's goalkeeper 孙珂景 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th match minute, Purple Talents was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Weets to maneuver through the defense. 卫青 Wu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christoph Hagemans having to interfere. 孙珂景 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Spoelbergs in the 72nd minute of the match. Christoph Hagemans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 卫青 Wu in the 74th minute of the match. After 77 minutes of play, ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's 武源森 made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christoph Hagemans was left in no man's land by his defense there! Christoph Hagemans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 武源森, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andy Spoelbergh during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 95 minutes into the match, Antonio Spoelbergs notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's 孙珂景. 孙珂景 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.