U23 World League

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Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ferdinand Weijnants got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Apa Verde's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teo De Jonge was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. When -BZF- Viper eSports's Apa Verde in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KFC Vliegplein's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice moves Reinaert Vischkens could shoot a difficult shot in the 5th minute, which Dacian Lungu however easily saved by the left post. In the 8th minute Apa Verde shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teo De Jonge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ferdinand Weijnants sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Apa Verde in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Teo De Jonge prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ferdinand Weijnants sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. KFC Vliegplein's Teo De Jonge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apa Verde in the 22nd minute of play. The supporters of -BZF- Viper eSports booed when KFC Vliegplein was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Norbert Suetens didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apa Verde in the 26th minute of play forced KFC Vliegplein's goalkeeper Teo De Jonge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Apa Verde in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Teo De Jonge saved KFC Vliegplein from getting behind. In the 35th match minute, -BZF- Viper eSports was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cosmin Mereacre to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apa Verde in the 37th minute of play forced KFC Vliegplein's goalkeeper Teo De Jonge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dacian Lungu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Reinaert Vischkens in the 42nd minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Apa Verde made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, KFC Vliegplein's Ferdinand Weijnants got a free kick in the 50th minute. In the 54th minute, Reinaert Vischkens ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dacian Lungu was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Apa Verde had several of the KFC Vliegplein's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 57 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-1 score and a disappointed Teo De Jonge as he didn't even see the shot coming. 61 minutes into the match, -BZF- Viper eSports's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinand Weijnants came free, but Dacian Lungu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Norbert Suetens charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Norbert Suetens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, KFC Vliegplein's Norbert Suetens got a free kick in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apa Verde in the 64th minute of play forced KFC Vliegplein's goalkeeper Teo De Jonge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 66 minutes, Jurgen De Rudder managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KFC Vliegplein's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jurgen De Rudder was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dacian Lungu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferdinand Weijnants, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Apa Verde got free with Teo De Jonge in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Teo De Jonge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Boieru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teo De Jonge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Apa Verde, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silviu Flamaropol got free with Teo De Jonge in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Apa Mare's late challenge caught a KFC Vliegplein's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Apa Mare helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to -BZF- Viper eSports getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Apa Mare hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cosmin Mereacre got free with Teo De Jonge in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jurgen De Rudder scored 3-1 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dacian Lungu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dacian Lungu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jurgen De Rudder went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score.