World League

Savannah of Africa
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Benoit Ivens made in the 6th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Cheetah Team's Tim Askberg. In the 9th minute Valter Mellin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christoffel Portmans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Claes Caspersson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Wirinckx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 12 minutes of play, SK Dreigoten's Arnout Worteleers made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Claes Caspersson was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Cheetah Team's Fredrik Fors got a free kick in the 14th minute. Christoffel Portmans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valter Mellin in the 23rd minute of play. Valter Mellin did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Christoffel Portmans 24 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Michael Wirinckx in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claes Caspersson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 29th minute Nickolas Wittemans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claes Caspersson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christoffel Portmans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valter Mellin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Nickolas Wittemans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cheetah Team's Claes Caspersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnout Worteleers in the 33rd minute of play. Cheetah Team's Claes Caspersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nickolas Wittemans in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnout Worteleers in the 36th minute of play forced Cheetah Team's goalkeeper Claes Caspersson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claes Caspersson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnout Worteleers in the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute Michael Wirinckx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claes Caspersson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tim Askberg hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Michael Wirinckx in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claes Caspersson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Christoffel Portmans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valter Mellin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Michael Wirinckx was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Cheetah Team's goalkeeper Claes Caspersson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arnout Worteleers. When Ludwig Van der Borght fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SK Dreigoten's protests and gave Ludwig Van der Borght a yellow card for diving instead. Ludwig Van der Borght hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Claes Caspersson was a little too slow when Nickolas Wittemans got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 56th minute. The score was now 1-2. Claes Caspersson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nickolas Wittemans in the 59th minute of play. In the 61st minute, Arnout Worteleers left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SK Dreigoten fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnout Worteleers got free with Claes Caspersson in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot 65 in the game by Arnout Worteleers from a close distance when the talented Claes Caspersson managed to make a qualified save. Cheetah Team's players were relieved. Claes Caspersson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nickolas Wittemans showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 68 minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, SK Dreigoten's goal looked a bit too open when Fredrik Fors came free, but Christoffel Portmans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Arnout Worteleers kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Claes Caspersson. That made the score 1-5 in the 73 minute of play. Claes Caspersson made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Michael Wirinckx sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Michael Wirinckx's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Claes Caspersson was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Michael Wirinckx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. SK Dreigoten made a substitution. Quentin De Becker replaced Nickolas Wittemans. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Wirinckx in the 84th minute of play forced Cheetah Team's goalkeeper Claes Caspersson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Jeffrey Degryse could shoot a difficult shot in the 94th minute, which Claes Caspersson however easily saved by the left post. When the final whistle sounded SK Dreigoten left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Cheetah Team.