U23 World League

GALLIA BELGICA
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Diego Gonzales made the kick off which started today's match. Santiago Demario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loid Franckx, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The supporters of Portus Ganda booed when Argentinos Juniors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salvador Itzaina didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th match minute, Portus Ganda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils Robin to maneuver through the defense. Roger Hoolemans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timoteo Gonzo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Portus Ganda getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Lennert Van Den Bosch hit a great ball. A collision led to Portus Ganda getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Lennert Van Den Bosch hit a great ball. Portus Ganda's Roger Hoolemans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timoteo Gonzo in the 12th minute of play. Loid Franckx could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Santiago Demario made a huge save. Loid Franckx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Portus Ganda booed when Argentinos Juniors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salvador Itzaina didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute Loid Franckx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Demario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Loid Franckx in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santiago Demario saved Argentinos Juniors from getting behind. Santiago Demario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loid Franckx in the 35th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Diego Gonzales sped through Portus Ganda's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Roger Hoolemans. In the 44th minute Israel Shepherd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roger Hoolemans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roger Hoolemans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Gonzales, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Loid Franckx made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Jannis Hemelsoet ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santiago Demario was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 59th minute Loid Franckx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Demario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Jannis Hemelsoet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santiago Demario was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Santiago Demario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loid Franckx in the 61st minute of the match. The supporters of Portus Ganda booed when Argentinos Juniors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Gonzales didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Loid Franckx's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santiago Demario was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Jannis Hemelsoet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Argentinos Juniors's zone, Loid Franckx stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Santiago Demario came out of the goal and Loid Franckx tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Santiago Demario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loid Franckx, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Santiago Demario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loid Franckx in the 73rd minute of play. After 75 minutes, Israel Shepherd mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Argentinos Juniors and the Portus Ganda players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 75th minute, Israel Shepherd hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Loid Franckx's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santiago Demario was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Timoteo Gonzo kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Loid Franckx in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santiago Demario prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loid Franckx in the 85th minute of play forced Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Santiago Demario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santiago Demario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loid Franckx, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After 95 played minutes Argentinos Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Roberto Trotta.