U23 World League

Miejskie Piekiełko
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gilian Ramps made the kick off which started today's match. FC Kadzidlowen's Zachary Ratulowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilian Ramps in the 3rd minute of play. When Tanek Swoboda fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Kadzidlowen's protests and gave Tanek Swoboda a yellow card for diving instead. Tanek Swoboda kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Zachary Ratulowski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gilian Ramps went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 11th minute, Beek City's Erik Pannekoek seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Erik Pannekoek the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Beek City protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Erik Pannekoek had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 11th minute, one of Beek City: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 Beek City. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Urbistondo in the 14th minute of play forced Beek City's goalkeeper Manu Rosseels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute of the match FC Kadzidlowen got a corner. Beek City's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Filip Awizo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Zachary Ratulowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilian Ramps's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. 22 minutes into the game, Tostão van Beek cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Zachary Ratulowski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Zachary Ratulowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwenn Worteleers in the 24th minute of play. If Gwenn Worteleers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 28 minutes of play, Beek City's Tomm Van Aarschot made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zachary Ratulowski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zachary Ratulowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilian Ramps, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Tomás Urbistondo managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Kadzidlowen's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomás Urbistondo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manu Rosseels breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 37 played minutes FC Kadzidlowen got a freekick which was hit by Bartosz Olszewski. In the 39th minute Gilian Ramps shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zachary Ratulowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Beek City were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

52 minutes into the match, FC Kadzidlowen's goalkeeper Zachary Ratulowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilian Ramps. When Beek City's Gilian Ramps in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Kadzidlowen's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gilian Ramps got free with Zachary Ratulowski in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 59th minute Bartosz Olszewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manu Rosseels saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zachary Ratulowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwenn Worteleers in the 60th minute of play. The supporters of Beek City booed when FC Kadzidlowen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafal Rybak didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 62 minutes, Matthias Claes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Beek City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matthias Claes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Manu Rosseels took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Urbistondo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, FC Kadzidlowen's goal looked a bit too open when Gwenn Worteleers came free, but Zachary Ratulowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Beek City's Gilian Ramps in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Kadzidlowen's goalie prevented a goal. Rafal Rybak lost his temper 78 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. FC Kadzidlowen made a substitution. Tobiasz Wawak replaced Fryderyk Karwowski. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Kadzidlowen fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 77th minute. Penalty! FC Kadzidlowen:s Zachary Ratulowski showed great skill when he stopped Matthias Claes:s penalty. Matthias Claes scored 0-4 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zachary Ratulowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tomm Van Aarschot was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 88th minute. Beek City's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Gilian Ramps struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Zachary Ratulowski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Beek City. After a rather tough play, FC Kadzidlowen's Tanek Swoboda got a free kick in the 95th minute. Beek City's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.