U23 World League

Artemio Franchi
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) Buitenhout FC's Sjaak Degens 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. Robbie Schimmel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabio Estavan, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 15 minutes into the match, ACF Fiorentina's goal looked a bit too open when David Jans came free, but Romeo Benat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robbie Schimmel was a little too slow when Eliseo Perpinya got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferry Hebels in the 19th minute of play forced ACF Fiorentina's goalkeeper Romeo Benat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the game, ACF Fiorentina's Eliseo Perpinya nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Robbie Schimmel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Ferry Hebels sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When ACF Fiorentina's Samuel Phelipe in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Buitenhout FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Jans in the 28th minute of play forced ACF Fiorentina's goalkeeper Romeo Benat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, ACF Fiorentina's goal looked a bit too open when Sjaak Degens came free, but Romeo Benat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, ACF Fiorentina's goal looked a bit too open when Ferry Hebels came free, but Romeo Benat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robbie Schimmel was a little too slow when Fabio Estavan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 33rd minute. The score was now 3-0. ACF Fiorentina's Romeo Benat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sjaak Degens in the 37th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, ACF Fiorentina's goal looked a bit too open when David Jans came free, but Romeo Benat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ubaldo Orlondon's late challenge caught a Buitenhout FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ubaldo Orlondon helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Buitenhout FC booed when ACF Fiorentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ubaldo Orlondon didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

A sloppy throw-in by Ruud Reinders in the 51st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ACF Fiorentina's Felix Marino. Romeo Benat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sjaak Degens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romeo Benat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruud Reinders, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Robbie Schimmel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuel Phelipe in the 60th minute of the match. Robbie Schimmel came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by ACF Fiorentina's Eliseo Perpinya. But to his dismay, Eliseo Perpinya quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. After a rather tough play, ACF Fiorentina's Ubaldo Orlondon got a free kick in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruud Reinders in the 75th minute of play forced ACF Fiorentina's goalkeeper Romeo Benat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romeo Benat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferry Hebels, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felix Marino hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. 85 minutes into the match, ACF Fiorentina's goal looked a bit too open when Sjaak Degens came free, but Romeo Benat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Romeo Benat successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ACF Fiorentina fans cheered their team off the field, for while Buitenhout FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.