U21 World League

Black Forest
Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Iulian Pordea started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goalkeeper Kristiaan Van de Velde had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iulian Pordea. Iulian Pordeas short, quick shot in the 8thth minute got Kristiaan Van de Velde to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 11 minutes, Alexandru Coporan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Owls and the de belletrekkers players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 11th minute, Alexandru Coporan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rein Goethals's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ionuț Lungu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Owls's goalkeeper Ionuț Lungu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rein Goethals in the 19th minute of play forced The Owls's goalkeeper Ionuț Lungu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to de belletrekkers getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Edgard Armentier hit a great ball. Kristiaan Van de Velde didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when The Owls's Iulian Pordea shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. After a rather tough play, The Owls's A.J. Bufi got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rein Goethals in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ionuț Lungu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Iulian Pordea who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 35thth minute tested the skills of Kristiaan Van de Velde when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, The Owls's Constantin Ifrim got a free kick in the 37th minute. A collision led to The Owls getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Marius Proca hit a great ball. 44 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goalkeeper Kristiaan Van de Velde had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexandru Coporan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iulian Pordea in the 46th minute of play forced de belletrekkers's goalkeeper Kristiaan Van de Velde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to de belletrekkers getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Jonathan De Smet hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Rein Goethals made the kick off in the second half. Ionuț Lungu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgard Armentier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kristiaan Van de Velde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iulian Pordea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 59 played minutes The Owls got a freekick which was hit by Victor Bufi. 62 minutes into the game, Constantin Ifrim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Owls's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave de belletrekkers the free kick. Constantin Ifrim hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind de belletrekkers's goalkeeper Kristiaan Van de Velde, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 68th minute de belletrekkers were awarded a corner. Jonathan De Smet went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led de belletrekkers's Jonathan De Smet to fire away a dangerous shot which Ionuț Lungu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Karel-Jan De Coninck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kristiaan Van de Velde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iulian Pordea in the 80th minute of play. de belletrekkers's Kristiaan Van de Velde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iulian Pordea in the 83rd minute of play. The Owls's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.