World League

Greenfields
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Steve Hyuga took the kick off in the first half of the match. Georg Söderqvist hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. When ManagerZone Academy's Steve Hyuga in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Winksele 2016's goalie prevented a goal. Ben Dillemans came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by ManagerZone Academy's Amancio Ricart. But to his dismay, Amancio Ricart quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Winksele 2016's attentive Georg Söderqvist managed to snatch the ball when Mauro Che made a throw-in in the 10th minute of the game. Ben Dillemans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natalio Jacob in the 12th minute of play. In the 14th minute Georg Söderqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paolo Pereyra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, ManagerZone Academy's Paolo Pereyra got control of the ball when Theo De Moor tried to sneak it across the goal line. Paolo Pereyra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sylven Van Der Meeren, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 19th match minute, Winksele 2016 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Big Hulk to maneuver through the defense. ManagerZone Academy's Paolo Pereyra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sylven Van Der Meeren in the 22nd minute of play. Steve Hyuga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Evaristo Vasco kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 35th match minute, ManagerZone Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kaan 董卓 to maneuver through the defense. Sylven Van Der Meeren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paolo Pereyra read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. In the 37thth minute of the game Steve Hyuga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Winksele 2016's Ben Dillemans was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 39 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Sylven Van Der Meeren came free, but Paolo Pereyra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 40 minutes ManagerZone Academy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Big Hulk who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Big Hulk got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Paolo Pereyra quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Amancio Ricart kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. The Winksele 2016 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ManagerZone Academy were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Sylven Van Der Meeren made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sylven Van Der Meeren in the 51st minute of play forced ManagerZone Academy's goalkeeper Paolo Pereyra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Winksele 2016's Georg Söderqvist got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Fan Tian Hong kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 57th match minute, ManagerZone Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evaristo Vasco to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Ben Dillemans managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when ManagerZone Academy's Steve Hyuga fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Paolo Pereyra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Georg Söderqvist in the 61st minute of the match. After 62 played minutes ManagerZone Academy got a freekick which was hit by Amancio Ricart. Theo De Moor hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Amancio Ricart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steve Hyuga in the 71st minute of play forced Winksele 2016's goalkeeper Ben Dillemans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kaan 董卓 charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kaan 董卓 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 79 played minutes ManagerZone Academy got a freekick which was hit by Kaan 董卓. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind ManagerZone Academy's goalkeeper Paolo Pereyra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 81 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Academy's Gabino Silva sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ben Dillemans narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A nice corner shot did that Evaristo Vasco got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ben Dillemans quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to Winksele 2016 getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Sylven Van Der Meeren hit a great ball. In the 90th minute, Gabino Silva 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. Paolo Pereyra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sylven Van Der Meeren in the 93rd minute of play. Eloy Alvarez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Winksele 2016 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ManagerZone Academy were clearly better and deserved to take the win.