U21 World League

MAXIM
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Mathijs de Pelsmaecker started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Yvan Poets made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Örjan Sandell sent off a good shot on target. Yvan Poets showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredrik Ahlfors, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. TSIGALKO's Isak Björkdal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raphaël Boede in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, TSIGALKO's goal looked a bit too open when Nel Nelleboedske came free, but Isak Björkdal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, All Stars Gent's Yvan Poets got control of the ball when Örjan Sandell tried to sneak it across the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, All Stars Gent's goalkeeper Yvan Poets had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kristian Ekelund. In the 28th match minute, All Stars Gent was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norbert Boegaert to maneuver through the defense. 29 minutes into the match, Marko Karlberg sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Yvan Poets threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Marko Karlberg this time. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredrik Ahlfors in the 31st minute of play forced All Stars Gent's goalkeeper Yvan Poets to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isak Björkdal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gery Latomme in the 37th minute of the match. After 46 played minutes All Stars Gent got a freekick which was hit by Norbert Boegaert. In the 49th minute of the match TSIGALKO got a corner. All Stars Gent's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marko Karlberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kristian Ekelund to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, TSIGALKO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kristian Ekelund to maneuver through the defense. Yvan Poets didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Örjan Sandell went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 67th minute Robert Jonsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yvan Poets saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All Stars Gent's Yvan Poets played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredrik Ahlfors in the 68th minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, All Stars Gent's goal looked a bit too open when Kristian Ekelund came free, but Yvan Poets reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Mathijs de Pelsmaecker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kristian Ekelund took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yvan Poets. Yvan Poets dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. With a little luck, TSIGALKO's Isak Björkdal got control of the ball when Gery Latomme tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mathijs de Pelsmaecker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isak Björkdal having to interfere. After a rather tough play, All Stars Gent's Joe Marrant got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 88th minute of the match Joakim Kjellkvist shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yvan Poets showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Yvan Poets took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristian Ekelund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marko Karlberg in the 90th minute of play forced All Stars Gent's goalkeeper Yvan Poets to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Mathijs de Pelsmaecker took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Isak Björkdal to make any attempt to save it. There was no doubt that TSIGALKO were the better team. TSIGALKO's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.