U23 World League

No Name Harbor
Spectators: 7484 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 100) In the 2nd minute, Key Biscayne FC's Mohammed Sprague dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. When Mil Vandamme came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the North Hill United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mil Vandamme couldn't finish the play. 6 minutes into the game, Manuel de Pelsmaeker was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. North Hill United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Key Biscayne FC the free kick. The supporters of Key Biscayne FC booed when North Hill United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel de Pelsmaeker didn't get a good kick on the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Key Biscayne FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mil Vandamme came free, but Lucas Akins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucas Akins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omer Vandamme in the 13th minute of play. Romeo Vandamme's late challenge caught a Key Biscayne FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Romeo Vandamme helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to North Hill United getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Romeo Vandamme hit a great ball. In the 17th minute, Mil Vandamme made a precise shot to the right of Lucas Akins. Key Biscayne FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After a rather tough play, Key Biscayne FC's Lorenzo Kelley got a free kick in the 22nd minute. After 22 played minutes, North Hill United's Jef Laermans shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lucas Akins came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in North Hill United reached it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mohammed Sprague got free with Youri Van Geele in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lucas Akins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omer Vandamme, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Drew Latham scored 2-1 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Youri Van Geele, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Youri Van Geele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Drew Latham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mil Vandamme in the 41st minute of play forced Key Biscayne FC's goalkeeper Lucas Akins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Youri Van Geele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dexter Benton, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mohammed Sprague to strike the kick off in the second half. Lucas Akins made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when David De Raeijmaecker sent off a good shot on target. 65 minutes into the game, Omer Vandamme cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Lucas Akins was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 68th minute, Sylvan Vanden Bossche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lance Pate took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 69th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Youri Van Geele. North Hill United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Alex Hyatt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Youri Van Geele was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. North Hill United's Youri Van Geele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Drew Latham in the 76th minute of play. In the 81st match minute, Key Biscayne FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avery Dunlap to maneuver through the defense. Lucas Akins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mil Vandamme, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 91st match minute, Key Biscayne FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avery Dunlap to maneuver through the defense. Youri Van Geele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Hyatt in the 94th minute of play. Mohammed Sprague took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Youri Van Geele. Youri Van Geele dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-3. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Key Biscayne FC had played much better football throughout.