U23 World League

Jan Breydel stadion
Spectators: 7446 (Terracing: 5586, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Jorge Martxot made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Tony Henderickx 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. If Tony Henderickx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Angelo Ireno hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Academia FC's Ignacio Orland got control of the ball when Richy Wiggers tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tony Van Der Weghen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Martxot, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. If Angelo Ireno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Nereo Kemen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Angelo Ireno took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tony Van Der Weghen. Tony Van Der Weghen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Tony Van Der Weghen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Ireno in the 32nd minute of play. Richy Wiggers's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ignacio Orland firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a little luck, Academia FC's Ignacio Orland got control of the ball when Richy Wiggers tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mario Fraco charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mario Fraco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mario Fraco hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After 46 minutes, Gregorie Van Beersel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Bruges and the Academia FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Richy Wiggers was the one to do the kick off. Ignacio Orland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Henderickx, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. FC Bruges's Tony Van Der Weghen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save FC Bruges from getting a goal against them. Nereo Kemen might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tony Van Der Weghen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nereo Kemen ran back to his position shaking his head. Tony Van Der Weghen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nereo Kemen in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute, Angelo Ireno reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tony Van Der Weghen. The goal made the score 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richy Wiggers in the 69th minute of play forced Academia FC's goalkeeper Ignacio Orland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Higinio Orain lost his temper 70 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 69th minute, one of Academia FC: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 Academia FC. The referee gave FC Bruges a penalty, 72 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Antonio Eggers, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Academia FC's Ignacio Orland. 1-2. Tony Van Der Weghen made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Nereo Kemen sent off a good shot on target. 84 minutes into the game, Richy Wiggers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Ignacio Orland was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Bruges's goalkeeper Tony Van Der Weghen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nereo Kemen took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tony Van Der Weghen. Tony Van Der Weghen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Academia FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.