U23 World League

Aarsele Stadion
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Rein Goethals started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute of the match, George Van Impe tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Raymond Bos saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 4 played minutes Lemel SV got a freekick which was hit by Falco Boerma. Lemel SV's Raymond Bos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Van Impe in the 5th minute of play. The supporters of Lemel SV booed when de belletrekkers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. George Van Impe didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10th minute Edward Verbeek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baxter De Hond saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lemel SV were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after de belletrekkers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mario Stam took the corner. After taking down the ball on Lemel SV's corner Mario Stam fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Baxter De Hond quite easily take care of the ball. 19 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Verbeek came free, but Baxter De Hond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the de belletrekkers defense, Edward Verbeek kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Baxter De Hond. The de belletrekkers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Baxter De Hond should have stopped the shot. After having played for 26 minutes, Teun Rondou managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. de belletrekkers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Teun Rondou was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Lemel SV getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Tonny Sneijder hit a great ball. In the 29th minute, George Van Impe made a precise shot to the right of Raymond Bos. Lemel SV's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Roberto Rivelino scored 1-2 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Baxter De Hond, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 36 minutes into the match, Lemel SV's goalkeeper Raymond Bos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rein Goethals. Rein Goethals could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Raymond Bos made a huge save. Baxter De Hond took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Rivelino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Lemel SV's Edward Verbeek in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye de belletrekkers's goalie prevented a goal. Teun Rondou in the 41stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Raymond Bos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Baxter De Hond made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Verbeek in the 43rd minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edward Verbeek stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Edward Verbeek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baxter De Hond having to interfere. Raymond Bos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rein Goethals in the 53rd minute of play. de belletrekkers were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after Lemel SV's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kurt de Rudder took the corner. Raymond Bos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from George Van Impe, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Teun Rondou took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raymond Bos. Raymond Bos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Raymond Bos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Van Impe in the 70th minute of the match. When de belletrekkers's Rein Goethals in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lemel SV's goalie prevented a goal. de belletrekkers's Baxter De Hond played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto Rivelino in the 76th minute of play. The supporters of Lemel SV booed when de belletrekkers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rein Goethals didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st minute George Van Impe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raymond Bos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raymond Bos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Van Impe in the 81st minute of play. Baxter De Hond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Verbeek, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. When Eliézer de Sousa fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored de belletrekkers's protests and gave Eliézer de Sousa a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, de belletrekkers's Eliézer de Sousa got a free kick in the 92nd minute. 95 minutes had been played when some careless play by de belletrekkers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mario Stam was slow to take the kick. During this time Lemel SV's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Tonny Sneijder heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely.