U21 World League

NINHO de CUCOS
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabien Frederickx started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Olavo Eiró got free with Yelle Van Damme in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, SK Gullegem's Johnny Oyen got a free kick in the 7th minute. Yelle Van Damme made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Almiro Camacho sent off a good shot on target. After 12 played minutes SK Gullegem got a freekick which was hit by Dean Jamieson. A collision led to SK Gullegem getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Fabien Frederickx hit a great ball. Rogério Azenha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Yelle Van Damme tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Will Jamieson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boy Fish having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goal looked a bit too open when Fabien Frederickx came free, but Boy Fish reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boy Fish showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabien Frederickx in the 25th minute of the match. Boy Fish made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabien Frederickx in the 30th minute of play. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Boy Fish played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabien Frederickx in the 37th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Fabien Frederickx managed to get in a good position for a shot. SK Gullegem's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabien Frederickx was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Boy Fish breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 41 minutes, Raf De Winter made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Boy Fish tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, SK Gullegem's Johnny Oyen got a free kick in the 44th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Almiro Camacho was the one to do the kick off. Boy Fish made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edmond Walder in the 62nd minute. Boy Fish made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabien Frederickx in the 65th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Almiro Camacho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's supporters rose to their feet, but Almiro Camacho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yelle Van Damme breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to SK Gullegem getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Fabien Frederickx hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabien Frederickx got free with Boy Fish in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 72 minutes Arrebimba o Malho SLB's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gerrit Quintens who took care of the corner kick. SK Gullegem's Yelle Van Damme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Almiro Camacho in the 73rd minute of play. Fabien Frederickx who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 74thth minute tested the skills of Boy Fish when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to Arrebimba o Malho SLB getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Vivaldo Soveral hit a great ball. A collision led to SK Gullegem getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Raf De Winter hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute, Fabien Frederickx ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Boy Fish was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The SK Gullegem supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing SK Gullegem would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.