U21 World League

Juan Román Riquelme
Spectators: 7771 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eddy Laporte started the match with the kick off. In the 9th minute KFC Vliegplein were awarded a corner. Wesly Leenpoels went to the cornerflag to take it. The supporters of KFC Vliegplein booed when Urko FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Astor Ieltxu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 16 minutes into the game, Wesly Leenpoels was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KFC Vliegplein's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Urko FC the free kick. 17 minutes into the match, KFC Vliegplein's goalkeeper Mark Jansens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isidro Franco. After a defensive mix-up in KFC Vliegplein's zone, Isidro Franco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mark Jansens came out of the goal and Isidro Franco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 23 minutes into the match, KFC Vliegplein's goal looked a bit too open when Isidro Franco came free, but Mark Jansens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodrigo-Nicolas Massó took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sylven Vereeken, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isidro Franco received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mark Jansens came out and tried to block the shot, but Isidro Franco slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 27th minute. After 31 played minutes KFC Vliegplein got a freekick which was hit by Wesly Leenpoels. Rigoberto Madeo charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rigoberto Madeo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of KFC Vliegplein booed when Urko FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rigoberto Madeo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 34 played minutes, KFC Vliegplein's Wesly Leenpoels shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rodrigo-Nicolas Massó came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in KFC Vliegplein reached it. In the 35th minute Isidro Franco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mark Jansens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sylven Vereeken recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddy Laporte in the 39th minute of play forced Urko FC's goalkeeper Rodrigo-Nicolas Massó to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mark Jansens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidro Franco in the 40th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Wesly Leenpoels 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. Rodrigo Pueblo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Mark Jansens made a huge save. Isidro Franco in the 47thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mark Jansens, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Isidro Franco to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddy Laporte in the 56th minute of play forced Urko FC's goalkeeper Rodrigo-Nicolas Massó to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodrigo-Nicolas Massó didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when KFC Vliegplein's Sylven Vereeken shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 61st match minute, Urko FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Matia to maneuver through the defense. Rodrigo-Nicolas Massó made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Sylven Vereeken sent off a good shot on target. 64 minutes into the match, Isidro Franco notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of KFC Vliegplein's Mark Jansens. Mark Jansens was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. KFC Vliegplein's Mark Jansens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidro Franco in the 68th minute of play. If Uriel Guillelme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mark Jansens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Isidro Franco's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. In the 84th minute there was a penalty for Urko FC. Isidro Franco stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Mark Jansens. 4-1. Rodrigo-Nicolas Massó took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sylven Vereeken, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo-Nicolas Massó made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sylven Vereeken in the 94th minute of play. Mark Jansens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Astor Ieltxu, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Urko FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.