U21 World League

KINROAD the BEST
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ramon Caniggia made the kick off which started today's match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of De Keikoppers:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of KINROAD:s goal. De Keikoppers:s Ritchie Stocks showed great skill when he stopped Martin Sedeni:s penalty. 4 minutes into the game, Martin Sedeni cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Ritchie Stocks was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Guaberto Jurdan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erwin Naets in the 9th minute of the match. Paulino Jacob hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Erwin Naets took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 10th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Guaberto Jurdan. KINROAD's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 11 minutes KINROAD's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Erwin Naets who took care of the corner kick. Omar Ireno's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 15thth minute, Ritchie Stocks skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The De Keikoppers fans' excitement grew in the 16th match minute when De Keikoppers's Ramon Caniggia looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 19 minutes into the match, De Keikoppers's Ramon Caniggia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Guaberto Jurdan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of De Keikoppers booed when KINROAD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Faro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the game's 23rd minute De Keikoppers's Erwin Naets took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Guaberto Jurdan and thus the score was 1-2. Omar Ireno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Ritchie Stocks tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guaberto Jurdan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoor De Worteleer in the 39th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the game, De Keikoppers's Kobe Vanneste nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Guaberto Jurdan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. Guaberto Jurdan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kobe Vanneste went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-4 was the resulting score. The KINROAD players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. De Keikoppers were winning 3-4.

If Isidoor De Worteleer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guaberto Jurdan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kobe Vanneste, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. De Keikoppers's Isidoor De Worteleer got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 69th match minute, KINROAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Faro to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute, Martin Sedeni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erwin Naets, 72 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. When Kobe Vanneste in the 78th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Guaberto Jurdan kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 3-5 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. 80 minutes into the match, KINROAD's goalkeeper Guaberto Jurdan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erwin Naets. Ramon Caniggias short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Guaberto Jurdan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 89th match minute, KINROAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulino Jacob to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Erwin Naets from long distance, 89 minutes into the match, got Guaberto Jurdan's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Guaberto Jurdan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kobe Vanneste's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. Guaberto Jurdan was out of position in the 92 minute of play, and Kobe Vanneste capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kobe Vanneste really showed his touch with that goal: 3-6. Ramon Caniggia took the ball and in the 98 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Guaberto Jurdan. Guaberto Jurdan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-7.