U21 World League

MetLife Stadium
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Armand Hemelaers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 5 minutes into the game, Miguel Van Havent recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Silvestre Mendez. Miguel Van Havent showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Silvestre Mendez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeroen Loos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, New York Giants's goal looked a bit too open when Gavino Guifre came free, but Frederik Van Geel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. New York Giants's Frederik Van Geel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gavino Guifre in the 18th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Gavino Guifre had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Frederik Van Geel. New York Giants's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gavino Guifre was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After 25 minutes, Gavino Guifre made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. New York Giants's Frederik Van Geel tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Armand Hemelaers charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Armand Hemelaers the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 30 played minutes New York Giants got a freekick which was hit by Armand Hemelaers. In the 31st minute of the match Hugo Lucila sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Frederik Van Geel skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of Cuervos Galácticos booed when New York Giants was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cederic Kest didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36thth minute of the game Gavino Guifre who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but New York Giants's Frederik Van Geel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Silvestre Mendez didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when New York Giants's Jeroen Loos shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-3 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 41st minute, Eliseo Ariando hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Felix Ixona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frederik Van Geel having to interfere. After the first half Cuervos Galácticos were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jeroen Loos to make the kick off. New York Giants's Frederik Van Geel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Lucila in the 53rd minute of play. The supporters of New York Giants booed when Cuervos Galácticos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Ixona didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cuervos Galácticos's Silvestre Mendez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeroen Loos in the 58th minute of play. Frederik Van Geel didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Cuervos Galácticos's Gavino Guifre shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-4 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 68th minute, Felix Ixona hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeroen Loos in the 75th minute of play forced Cuervos Galácticos's goalkeeper Silvestre Mendez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Cuervos Galácticos getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Marcial Mosen hit a great ball. Miguel Van Havent fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvestre Mendez having to interfere. A collision led to New York Giants getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Arnout Henderickx hit a great ball. Gavino Guifre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.