U23 World League

GALLIA BELGICA
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Loid Franckx got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Jannis Hemelsoet left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Portus Ganda fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. With an all-out effort, Portus Ganda's Anthony Volpe threw himself towards the right post 8 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Loid Franckx, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a little luck, Squadra de Pippe's Anthony Volpe got control of the ball when Jannis Hemelsoet tried to sneak it across the goal line. Roger Hoolemans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfonso Damiani, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 14th match minute, Portus Ganda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Loid Franckx to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Damiani in the 15th minute of play forced Portus Ganda's goalkeeper Roger Hoolemans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roger Hoolemans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrea Cianci in the 16th minute of the match. Anthony Volpe made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Jannis Hemelsoet sent off a good shot on target. 24 minutes into the match, Portus Ganda's goal looked a bit too open when Cesare Di Loreto came free, but Roger Hoolemans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 26 played minutes Portus Ganda got a freekick which was hit by Marten Ombelets. Alfonso Damiani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roger Hoolemans having to interfere. Squadra de Pippe's Anthony Volpe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loid Franckx in the 32nd minute of play. Andrea Cianci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jannis Hemelsoet took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anthony Volpe. Anthony Volpe dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jannis Hemelsoet in the 44th minute of play forced Squadra de Pippe's goalkeeper Anthony Volpe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anthony Volpe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loid Franckx in the 46th minute of play. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alfonso Damiani stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes of play, Portus Ganda's Jannis Hemelsoet made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anthony Volpe was left in no man's land by his defense there! Anthony Volpe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loid Franckx in the 61st minute of the match. Anthony Volpe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Loid Franckx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Güralp Ergüleç fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Portus Ganda's protests and gave Güralp Ergüleç a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Squadra de Pippe booed when Portus Ganda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Güralp Ergüleç didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Squadra de Pippe's Andrea Cianci slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Roger Hoolemans. That made the score 3-3 after 68 minutes of play. If Andrea Cianci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 77 minutes into the game, Squadra de Pippe's Cesare Di Loreto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roger Hoolemans made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-4. Roger Hoolemans made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Andrea Cianci sent off a good shot on target. Cesare Di Loreto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roger Hoolemans having to interfere. In the 93rd match minute, Portus Ganda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danny Spoelberchs to maneuver through the defense. Portus Ganda's Roger Hoolemans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfonso Damiani in the 95th minute of play. Roger Hoolemans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfonso Damiani, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.