U23 World League

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Katarínus Orange made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ's goalkeeper Edinho Pirani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gregoire Decorte. In the 9th minute Perivaldo Penha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Billie Serneels saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Draconia's Tommie Verhelst got a free kick in the 10th minute. FC Draconia's Billie Serneels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Perivaldo Penha in the 11th minute of play. Billie Serneels stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Katarínus Orange's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Billie Serneels showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Perivaldo Penha in the 15th minute of the match. Billie Serneels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Perivaldo Penha, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Perivaldo Penha in the 17th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Billie Serneels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Billie Serneels took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitório Campidelis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Billie Serneels took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitório Campidelis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, FC Draconia's Paco Fernandez-Solino got a free kick in the 26th minute. Billie Serneels stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vitório Campidelis's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. After 34 minutes FC Draconia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Katarínus Orange who took care of the corner kick. Osmar Vander hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. The supporters of Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ booed when FC Draconia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gregoire Decorte didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute Katarínus Orange shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Billie Serneels saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Perivaldo Penha took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Billie Serneels. Billie Serneels dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 43rd minute Katarínus Orange shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Billie Serneels saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Billie Serneels came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ's Katarínus Orange. But to his dismay, Katarínus Orange quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. The FC Draconia players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ were winning 0-3.

Billie Serneels showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Perivaldo Penha in the 51st minute of the match. Billie Serneels was a little too slow when Perivaldo Penha got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 53rd minute. The score was now 0-4. In the 56th minute of the match, Rubens Cerezo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Billie Serneels saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Rubens Cerezo in the 61stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Billie Serneels, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Leopold Weijnants kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Edinho Pirani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gregoire Decorte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ's Edinho Pirani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jim Janssen in the 71st minute of play. Arí Fernandes who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 73rdth minute tested the skills of Billie Serneels when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Leopold Weijnants had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dre Roockeloos charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dre Roockeloos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Billie Serneels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Perivaldo Penha in the 80th minute of play. After having played for 82 minutes, Etienne Langhmans managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Draconia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Etienne Langhmans was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 83rd minute, Gregoire Decorte left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Draconia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Billie Serneels made an important save on a dangerous shot by Perivaldo Penha in the 86th minute. The FC Draconia fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.