U23 World League

Koolkerke Stadion
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Thanos Chelis made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th minute AFC Koolkerke were awarded a corner. Tim-Jan Billen went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Arnold Peten managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philipp Raemakers in the 7th minute of play forced ΠΑΟΚ FC's goalkeeper Takis Saltamaras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When AFC Koolkerke's Philipp Raemakers in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ΠΑΟΚ FC's goalie prevented a goal. Gery Walder kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. ΠΑΟΚ FC's Takis Saltamaras proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save ΠΑΟΚ FC from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tim-Jan Billen got free with Takis Saltamaras in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bart De Langhe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Achilleas Vasilatos in the 17th minute of the match. Takis Saltamaras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Philipp Raemakers, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After 32 minutes, Petros Giannakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ΠΑΟΚ FC and the AFC Koolkerke players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ΠΑΟΚ FC's Petros Giannakis got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After a rather tough play, AFC Koolkerke's Joris Dhondt got a free kick in the 36th minute. The supporters of AFC Koolkerke booed when ΠΑΟΚ FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petros Giannakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arnold Peten hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute Aris Voutsas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bart De Langhe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bart De Langhe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Achilleas Vasilatos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

52 minutes into the game, Alexis Stratigakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ΠΑΟΚ FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC Koolkerke the free kick. After a rather tough play, ΠΑΟΚ FC's Alexis Stratigakis got a free kick in the 52nd minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 56 minutes into the game, when Jakob Viskens put in a rough tackle. A collision led to AFC Koolkerke getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Jakob Viskens hit a great ball. After 60 played minutes ΠΑΟΚ FC got a freekick which was hit by Petros Giannakis. Arnold Peten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 66 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's goal looked a bit too open when Thanos Chelis came free, but Bart De Langhe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the game, ΠΑΟΚ FC's Thanos Chelis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bart De Langhe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After having played for 69 minutes, Tim-Jan Billen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC Koolkerke's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tim-Jan Billen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Tim-Jan Billen came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the AFC Koolkerke 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 Tim-Jan Billen couldn't finish the play. 72 minutes into the match, Arnold Peten had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Takis Saltamaras. ΠΑΟΚ FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnold Peten was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Mathieu-Maxim Van Leempten struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Takis Saltamaras didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC Koolkerke. A collision led to AFC Koolkerke getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Arnold Peten hit a great ball. A collision led to AFC Koolkerke getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Joris Dhondt hit a great ball. In the 91st minute, Arnold Peten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Takis Saltamaras was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The AFC Koolkerke fans cheered their team off the field, for while ΠΑΟΚ FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.