U23 World League

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Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bartjan Parmentier started the match with the kick off. Teodoro Dubardo scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Willem-Jan Steuckens, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 11 minutes into the game, TORQUE F.C.'s Gabriel Isaio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Willem-Jan Steuckens made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 14 minutes into the game, Gabriel Isaio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Willem-Jan Steuckens was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adolf van Goetsenhoven during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of TORQUE F.C. booed when KFC Paal-Tervant was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adolf van Goetsenhoven didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Bartjan Parmentier managed to get in a good position for a shot. KFC Paal-Tervant's supporters rose to their feet, but Bartjan Parmentier was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Blas Roldanillo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gabriel Isaio took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Willem-Jan Steuckens. Willem-Jan Steuckens dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Willem-Jan Steuckens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Isaio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Blas Roldanillo made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Niki Van Hoeyvelt sent off a good shot on target. Willem-Jan Steuckens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elvio Gaufred, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of TORQUE F.C. booed when KFC Paal-Tervant was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aime Bernage didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute, Horacio Matthew ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Willem-Jan Steuckens was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gabriel Isaio was the one to do the kick off. KFC Paal-Tervant's Bartjan Parmentier got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Horacio Matthew got free with Willem-Jan Steuckens in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Teodoro Dubardo kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Blas Roldanillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartjan Parmentier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of KFC Paal-Tervant booed when TORQUE F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julian Eutropio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adolf van Goetsenhoven was shown his second yellow card after 75 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Adolf van Goetsenhoven hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 76thth minute of the game Gabriel Isaio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KFC Paal-Tervant's Willem-Jan Steuckens was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to KFC Paal-Tervant getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Gilian Weynants hit a great ball. Gabriel Isaio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bartjan Parmentier charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bartjan Parmentier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Horacio Matthew's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Willem-Jan Steuckens read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. Gilian Weynants hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Julian Eutropio hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match.