U23 World League

ThE Wonder ArEnA
Spectators: 9220 (Terracing: 6916, Seating: 2121, VIP seats: 183) Wágner Recife made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 6th minute The Original Wonderteam were awarded a corner. Giovanny Verhengen went to the cornerflag to take it. Giovanny Verhengen made a great header on The Original Wonderteam's corner, it was just that Vancouver Reds's Santana Armada managed to reach the ball for a save. Vancouver Reds's Santana Armada proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Vancouver Reds from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alek Candries in the 10th minute of play forced Vancouver Reds's goalkeeper Santana Armada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giovanny Verhengen made a great header on The Original Wonderteam's corner, it was just that Vancouver Reds's Santana Armada managed to reach the ball for a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Wágner Recife managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vancouver Reds's supporters rose to their feet, but Wágner Recife was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Philip Boffin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 22nd minute, Alek Candries left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Original Wonderteam fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After 27 minutes of play, The Original Wonderteam's Alek Candries made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santana Armada was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alek Candries blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Santana Armada having to make a save. Santana Armada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alek Candries, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After 33 played minutes Alek Candries rounded Vancouver Reds's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-0. 42 minutes into the match, Vancouver Reds's goal looked a bit too open when Alek Candries came free, but Santana Armada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Philip Boffin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wágner Recife in the 47th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alek Candries made a kick off. The Original Wonderteam's Philip Boffin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save The Original Wonderteam from getting a goal against them. Santana Armada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronny Rau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alek Candries received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Santana Armada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, The Original Wonderteam's Giovanny Verhengen got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Saverio Niva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Philip Boffin made a huge save. Benicio Valentine charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benicio Valentine the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 68th minute, Benicio Valentine hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th match minute, Vancouver Reds was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benicio Valentine to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, The Original Wonderteam's Julien Moons got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 73rd match minute, Vancouver Reds was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wágner Recife to maneuver through the defense. After 86 played minutes Vancouver Reds got a freekick which was hit by Benicio Valentine. Vancouver Reds made a substitution. Florentino Barrette replaced Wágner Recife. In the 87th minute, Benicio Valentine hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santana Armada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alek Candries in the 90th minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, Ian Van Den Driessche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The The Original Wonderteam players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.