U23 World League

Rams Park
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Carl Vinckx made the kick off and thus started the match. Izak Capellemans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergio Madrid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nunez Janpier kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the game, Gunter Van Bets was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lions United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave deportivo madrid the free kick. Gunter Van Bets kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Mauro Ciceron made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Gunter Van Bets sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Lions United getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Paul-Louis Van Caubergen hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the game, Lions United's Mathieu-Maxim Toussain nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mauro Ciceron made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 32 minutes into the match, deportivo madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Gunter Van Bets came free, but Mauro Ciceron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dany-Adams Gijselinckx charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dany-Adams Gijselinckx the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th match minute, Lions United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul-Louis Van Caubergen to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sergio Madrid was the one to do the kick off. Nunez Ilixo was extremely unlucky when he, in the 58th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 61st minute, Carl Vinckx hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. deportivo madrid's Godofredo Mannie was substituted for Nunez Janpier. deportivo madrid's Ismael Artal was substituted for Adolfo Frechoso. A collision led to Lions United getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Carl Vinckx hit a great ball. Mauro Ciceron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Vinckx in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute Carl Vinckx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro Ciceron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Fausto Ganix fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored deportivo madrid's protests and gave Fausto Ganix a yellow card for diving instead. In the 68th match minute, deportivo madrid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto Ganix to maneuver through the defense. When Godofredo Mannie fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored deportivo madrid's protests and gave Godofredo Mannie a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, deportivo madrid's Godofredo Mannie got a free kick in the 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathieu-Maxim Toussain in the 71st minute of play forced deportivo madrid's goalkeeper Mauro Ciceron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Lions United booed when deportivo madrid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Braulio Pavon didn't get a good kick on the ball. 76 minutes into the game, Rudi Boegaert cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Mauro Ciceron was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Sergio Madrid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. deportivo madrid's Mauro Ciceron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mathieu-Maxim Toussain in the 81st minute of play. After 94 minutes of play, Lions United's Gunter Van Bets made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mauro Ciceron was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Lions United had won after a very even match.