World League

El Funebrero
Spectators: 7416 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alexandre Demeester got the match started through his kick off. After 6 minutes, Mathias Goovaerts mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the real dixmuda and the Chacarita Futsal players grew even worse after the yellow card. 3 minutes into the game, one of real dixmuda:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Xesc Labarra walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Esteve Paublo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerard Verhaghe having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Alexandre Demeester's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Miguel Ángel Santoro was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. 17 minutes into the match, Chacarita Futsal's goal looked a bit too open when Xavier Diependaele came free, but Miguel Ángel Santoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tony Van Hole's late challenge caught a Chacarita Futsal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tony Van Hole helped the player get up and apologised. After 18 played minutes real dixmuda got a freekick which was hit by Tony Van Hole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arild Nodland in the 19th minute of play forced real dixmuda's goalkeeper Gerard Verhaghe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by real dixmuda's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Augusto Rosalio was slow to take the kick. During this time Chacarita Futsal's players had a chance to rest. In the 21st minute, Moises Cayo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Chacarita Futsal, in the 21st minute, was rewarded a free kick, Moises Cayo went for the shot and managed to fire it away just outside the right post. An excellent chance for a goal! Gerard Verhaghe was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Xesc Labarra showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 23 minute of play. Miguel Ángel Santoro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Vrins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th match minute, real dixmuda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mathias Goovaerts to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, real dixmuda's Gerard Verhaghe got control of the ball when Xesc Labarra tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Arild Nodland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arild Nodland was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 39th minute. Chacarita Futsal's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Gerard Verhaghe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arild Nodland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 40 minutes real dixmuda's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Augusto Rosalio who took care of the corner kick. A well done corner resulted in Arild Nodland drilling the ball in to score 2-0 behind real dixmuda's goalkeeper. Arild Nodland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerard Verhaghe having to interfere. Moises Cayo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerard Verhaghe having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Xesc Labarra made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, real dixmuda's goal looked a bit too open when Xesc Labarra came free, but Gerard Verhaghe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xesc Labarra kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Xesc Labarra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chacarita Futsal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Miguel Ángel Santoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Demeester, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Xesc Labarra struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Gerard Verhaghe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chacarita Futsal. Gerard Verhaghe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arild Nodland in the 78th minute of play. real dixmuda's Gerard Verhaghe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xesc Labarra in the 82nd minute of play. Xesc Labarra's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gerard Verhaghe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Chacarita Futsal made a substitution. Evaristo Perez replaced Xesc Labarra. After 90 played minutes real dixmuda got a freekick which was hit by Raf Gyselinck. Gerard Verhaghe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo Perez in the 95th minute of play. In the 98th minute, Evaristo Perez got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Chacarita Futsal had played much better football throughout.