U21 World League

Manuel Ursua
Spectators: 7962 (Terracing: 5973, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leopoldo Luque got the match started through his kick off. Ubaldo Matildo Fillol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Big Boba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leopoldo Luque could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Steve Van der Veeken made a huge save. Steve Van der Veeken made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Gualterio Abaurre sent off a good shot on target. In the 23rd minute Khairul Swee shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steve Van der Veeken saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the River CBBA defense, Qiu Feng Guo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ubaldo Matildo Fillol. The River CBBA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ubaldo Matildo Fillol should have stopped the shot. Qiu Feng Guo's late challenge caught a River CBBA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Qiu Feng Guo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 28th minute, Qiu Feng Guo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kristiaan Van den Haute sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gualterio Abaurre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Steve Van der Veeken tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Qiu Feng Guo to make the kick off. Steve Van der Veeken showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Luque in the 51st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khairul Swee in the 56th minute of play forced Purple Talents's goalkeeper Steve Van der Veeken to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gualterio Abaurre in the 58th minute of play forced Purple Talents's goalkeeper Steve Van der Veeken to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khairul Swee in the 60th minute of play forced Purple Talents's goalkeeper Steve Van der Veeken to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Steve Van der Veeken took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khairul Swee, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 67 minutes, Thys Van Latem mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Purple Talents and the River CBBA players grew even worse after the yellow card. Thys Van Latem hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Luque in the 72nd minute of play forced Purple Talents's goalkeeper Steve Van der Veeken to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Big Boba got free with Ubaldo Matildo Fillol in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Steve Van der Veeken showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Luque in the 80th minute of the match. River CBBA's Ubaldo Matildo Fillol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alain Van Huruck in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Big Boba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. River CBBA's Tobias Abarca was substituted for Khairul Swee. In the 84th minute, Big Boba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th match minute, Purple Talents was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thys Van Latem to maneuver through the defense. Steve Van der Veeken made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Luque in the 88th minute of play. Thys Van Latem hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Thys Van Latem was shown his second yellow card after 93 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Steve Van der Veeken showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Luque in the 95th minute of the match. In the 97th minute, Christof Bernage hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.