U21 World League

Estable Oriola
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Turbo Kame Corp's Iyan Puyol started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 played minutes Kickers United got a freekick which was hit by Fred Van Beersel. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iyan Puyol in the 5th minute of play forced Kickers United's goalkeeper Anthonio Van Bets to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florian Cuevas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robbrecht Jonckers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, Turbo Kame Corp's goal looked a bit too open when Robbrecht Jonckers came free, but Florian Cuevas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florian Cuevas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joachim Naegels, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Florian Cuevas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robbrecht Jonckers in the 31st minute of the match. Fred Van Beersel's late challenge caught a Turbo Kame Corp's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fred Van Beersel helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Kickers United's Fred Van Beersel got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After a rather tough play, Turbo Kame Corp's Bartolomé Domingo got a free kick in the 37th minute. Turbo Kame Corp's Florian Cuevas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastien Van Herck in the 39th minute of play. Florian Cuevas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robbrecht Jonckers, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Robbrecht Jonckers to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Kickers United's zone, Iyan Puyol stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anthonio Van Bets came out of the goal and Iyan Puyol tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Iyan Puyol charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iyan Puyol the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 55th minute, Iyan Puyol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anthonio Van Bets made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iyan Puyol in the 59th minute of play. Turbo Kame Corp's Florian Cuevas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Turbo Kame Corp from getting a goal against them. Kickers United's Andrez Marichal got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Turbo Kame Corp's Florian Cuevas got control of the ball when Robbrecht Jonckers tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Turbo Kame Corp's Florian Cuevas got control of the ball when Robbrecht Jonckers tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bartolomé Domingo charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bartolomé Domingo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 77th minute, Bartolomé Domingo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Ponte scored 1-0 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anthonio Van Bets, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Joachim Naegels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Florian Cuevas was out of position in the 89 minute of play, and Robbrecht Jonckers capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Robbrecht Jonckers really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. 94 minutes into the match, Robbrecht Jonckers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Florian Cuevas. Turbo Kame Corp's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Robbrecht Jonckers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2.