U23 World League

Puntapié inicial
Spectators: 7746 (Terracing: 5811, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ladislao Daunte started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, De Keikoppers's Erwin Naets got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 5th minute, Ladislao Daunte got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Raul Llorian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erwin Naets in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kobe Vanneste in the 12th minute of play forced PATADAS S.A's goalkeeper Raul Llorian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Rolf Saelens managed to avoid a goal in the 13thth minute, when PATADAS S.A's Ladislao Daunte fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Ladislao Daunte managed to get in a good position for a shot. PATADAS S.A's supporters rose to their feet, but Ladislao Daunte was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rolf Saelens breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 26 played minutes PATADAS S.A got a freekick which was hit by Nemesio Salomone. Rolf Saelens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leopoldo Turres, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. When the match clock showed 34 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Leopoldo Turres sped through De Keikoppers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rolf Saelens. Ladislao Dauntes short, quick shot in the 39thth minute got Rolf Saelens to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramon Caniggia in the 47th minute of play forced PATADAS S.A's goalkeeper Raul Llorian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kobe Vanneste stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Ramon Caniggia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The De Keikoppers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Ladislao Daunte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rolf Saelens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Turres in the 56th minute of the match. When Ladislao Daunte came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the PATADAS S.A 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 Ladislao Daunte couldn't finish the play. Leopoldo Turres succeeded in the game's 71st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-1. After a defensive mix-up in De Keikoppers's zone, Leopoldo Turres stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rolf Saelens came out of the goal and Leopoldo Turres tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Salvador Costante hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 80 minutes, Raul Llorian successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Edelmiro Silban managed to get in a good position for a shot. PATADAS S.A's supporters rose to their feet, but Edelmiro Silban was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rolf Saelens breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. PATADAS S.A's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.