U21 World League

De kikkerkazerne
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kiko Senna kicked off to start the match. Kickers United's Joachim Naegels got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dário Lira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toon Adriaensens in the 4th minute of play. Kickers United's Toon Adriaensens managed to work through Irreal Madrid's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Toon Adriaensens dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. 8 minutes into the match, Irreal Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Joachim Naegels came free, but Dário Lira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anthonio Van Bets made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joélson Valladares in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the game, Joélson Valladares cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Anthonio Van Bets was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joachim Naegels in the 23rd minute of play forced Irreal Madrid's goalkeeper Dário Lira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Robbrecht Jonckers managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kickers United's supporters rose to their feet, but Robbrecht Jonckers was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dário Lira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kickers United's Anthonio Van Bets played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kiko Senna in the 27th minute of play. In the 30th match minute, Kickers United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maxime Uytterhaegen to maneuver through the defense. Acácio Baiano took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Anthonio Van Bets. Kickers United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Anthonio Van Bets showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edson Prestes, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Anthonio Van Bets didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Irreal Madrid's Kiko Senna shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-4 in the ordered_time% minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Robbrecht Jonckers was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute Toon Adriaensens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dário Lira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 55 minutes, Acácio Baiano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Irreal Madrid and the Kickers United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Acácio Baiano hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute, Acácio Baiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With 70 minutes on the clock, Amílton Lopez commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to Irreal Madrid getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Amílton Lopez hit a great ball. In the 77th match minute, Irreal Madrid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reinaldo Macedo to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute, Toon Adriaensens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kickers United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Edson Prestes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anthonio Van Bets showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edson Prestes, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Stijn Dheedene made in the 91st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Irreal Madrid's Chiquinho Diniz. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Irreal Madrid had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.