U21 World League

S y D Serengueti
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kasper Viskens kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, one of Esquirla FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Esquirla FC. Arthur Van Brussel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Vladimiro Pirro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kasper Viskens's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vladimiro Pirro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Kasper Viskens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd minute Rodrigo Abeijon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimitri Huijbreghts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Esquirla FC's goal looked a bit too open when Roque Ramond came free, but Dimitri Huijbreghts reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roque Ramond did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Dimitri Huijbreghts 24 minutes into the match. The supporters of Real Academia Serengetti booed when Esquirla FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laurens Van Aken didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 35 minutes, Alek Verdonckt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Esquirla FC and the Real Academia Serengetti players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 35th match minute, Esquirla FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alek Verdonckt to maneuver through the defense. Dimitri Huijbreghts was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Roque Ramond showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 37 minute of play. Roque Ramond hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Dimitri Huijbreghts was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Roque Ramond showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 45 minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The wind increased when Guillermo Emesto made the kick off in the second half. Dimitri Huijbreghts didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lázaro Bernal went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Kasper Viskens could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Vladimiro Pirro made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Esquirla FC's Greg Fondria got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Gaspar Casomiro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 63rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dimitri Huijbreghts. Esquirla FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Lázaro Bernal scored 6-0 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dimitri Huijbreghts, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 68th match minute, Esquirla FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Wery to maneuver through the defense. When Esquirla FC's Kasper Viskens in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Academia Serengetti's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Real Academia Serengetti's Vladimiro Pirro got control of the ball when Kasper Viskens tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kasper Viskens's late challenge caught a Real Academia Serengetti's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kasper Viskens helped the player get up and apologised. Kasper Viskens hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Dimitri Huijbreghts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guillermo Emesto in the 76th minute of play. Dimitri Huijbreghts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roque Ramond, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roque Ramond in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dimitri Huijbreghts saved Esquirla FC from getting behind. Esquirla FC's Dimitri Huijbreghts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roque Ramond in the 79th minute of play. After 81 minutes of play, Real Academia Serengetti's Roque Ramond made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dimitri Huijbreghts was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 86th minute, Roque Ramond made a precise shot to the right of Dimitri Huijbreghts. Esquirla FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. Roque Ramond sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience cheered when Lázaro Bernal's long shot passed Dimitri Huijbreghts's right side. It was 9-0, 94 minutes into the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Real Academia Serengetti had played much better football throughout.