U23 World League

Purple Arena
Spectators: 7869 (Terracing: 5903, Seating: 1810, VIP seats: 156) Mateo Rudolfo hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. LA DEL MONO's Fabio Betadur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Joost De kaiser in the 5th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Qiu Feng Guo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabio Betadur was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Fabio Betadur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qiu Feng Guo in the 10th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Qiu Feng Guo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fabio Betadur. The goal made the score 1-0. Eustacio Bela made in the 17th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Nicolas Cheche however managed to control. Fabio Betadur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Joost De kaiser, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. When Andres Quintan fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LA DEL MONO's protests and gave Andres Quintan a yellow card for diving instead. Purple Talents's Michael Neels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Leocadio in the 28th minute of play. A collision led to Purple Talents getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Santiago Koffidis hit a great ball. Michael Neels showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Leocadio in the 31st minute of the match. Fabio Betadur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qiu Feng Guo in the 34th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Joost De kaiser in the 36th minute of play forced LA DEL MONO's goalkeeper Fabio Betadur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the match, LA DEL MONO's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Joost De kaiser came free, but Fabio Betadur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Michael Neels took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Humberto Leocadio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes into the match, LA DEL MONO's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Joost De kaiser came free, but Fabio Betadur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Qiu Feng Guo in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabio Betadur saved LA DEL MONO from getting behind. The Purple Talents fans' excitement grew in the 41st match minute when Purple Talents's Qiu Feng Guo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. LA DEL MONO's Eustacio Bela quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Philippe-Arnaud Imbreghts, made in the 44th minute of the game. Purple Talents's Michael Neels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Leocadio in the 45th minute of play. Abraham Valckeneers recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jan-Joost De kaiser to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, LA DEL MONO's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Joost De kaiser came free, but Fabio Betadur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicolas Cheche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd minute of the match Santiago Koffidis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fabio Betadur showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Purple Talents's Jan-Joost De kaiser in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LA DEL MONO's goalie prevented a goal. Purple Talents's Michael Neels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Cheche in the 69th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, LA DEL MONO's goal looked a bit too open when Qiu Feng Guo came free, but Fabio Betadur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute of the game Eugenio Nisio made a throw-in which Edgar Arango played forward. In the 77th minute Abraham Valckeneers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabio Betadur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Qiu Feng Guo came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Purple Talents fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Qiu Feng Guo couldn't finish the play. The supporters of LA DEL MONO booed when Purple Talents was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andreas Debruyn didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabio Betadur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qiu Feng Guo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Purple Talents's Kristiaan Van den Haute managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Eugenio Nisio in the 92 minute of the game. Andreas Debruyn hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, LA DEL MONO's Edelmiro Paskal tried to score from far away in the 96th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. LA DEL MONO's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Purple Talents had won, even though LA DEL MONO had held more of the ball.