U21 World League

San Jacopino Arena
Spectators: 7835 (Terracing: 5877, Seating: 1802, VIP seats: 156) Atletico San Jacopino's Nik Tjæder started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute Nik Tjæder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frederick Van Gorp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Fauna Utd getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Kierati De Buyser hit a great ball. Fabiano Daniele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lieven Huybrechts in the 22nd minute of the match. The supporters of Atletico San Jacopino booed when Fauna Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lieven Huybrechts didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabiano Daniele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lex Van Eycke, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Atletico San Jacopino's zone, Abel Van Clijnebreugel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabiano Daniele came out of the goal and Abel Van Clijnebreugel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Fauna Utd's zone, Alessandro Federici stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Frederick Van Gorp came out of the goal and Alessandro Federici tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alessandro Federici got free with Frederick Van Gorp in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fauna Utd's Frederick Van Gorp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nik Tjæder in the 38th minute of play. 39 minutes into the game, Alessandro Federici was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atletico San Jacopino's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fauna Utd the free kick. Fauna Utd's Frederick Van Gorp proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Fauna Utd from getting a goal against them. After 43 played minutes Fauna Utd got a freekick which was hit by Kierati De Buyser. After a defensive mix-up in Fauna Utd's zone, Alessandro Federici stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Frederick Van Gorp came out of the goal and Alessandro Federici tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Van Clijnebreugel in the 47th minute of play forced Atletico San Jacopino's goalkeeper Fabiano Daniele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Abel Van Clijnebreugel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fabiano Daniele read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Van Clijnebreugel in the 59th minute of play forced Atletico San Jacopino's goalkeeper Fabiano Daniele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nik Tjæder took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Frederick Van Gorp. Frederick Van Gorp dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Atletico San Jacopino made a substitution. Eraldo Cicchinelli replaced Franco Di Biagio. Atletico San Jacopino made a substitution. Antonio Benvenuto replaced Carlo Lusi. In the 76th match minute, Atletico San Jacopino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nik Tjæder to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute, Antonio Benvenuto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frederick Van Gorp was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Fabiano Daniele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lex Van Eycke, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Frederick Van Gorp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Federici in the 87th minute of play. A collision led to Atletico San Jacopino getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Eraldo Cicchinelli hit a great ball. Eraldo Cicchinelli scored 3-0 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Frederick Van Gorp, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Atletico San Jacopino had played much better football throughout.