U23 World League

Schoonwater
Spectators: 7665 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Axell De Ketelaere started the match with the kick off. A well-hit corner resulted in Mei Guang Yue heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Hector Medardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luke Scheerens having to interfere. In the 11th minute Hector Medardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Scheerens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute, Fernando Clis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Axell De Ketelaere could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Roman Bento made a huge save. Luke Scheerens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Clis, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Enzo Van den Berch charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Enzo Van den Berch the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Enzo Van den Berch hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Luke Scheerens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Clis in the 21st minute of the match. In the 26th minute Edu Quintal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Bento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of KV Schoonwater booed when Ullún was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hector Medardo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Axell De Ketelaere received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Roman Bento came out and tried to block the shot, but Axell De Ketelaere slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 29th minute. Roman Bento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edu Quintal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In a very dangerous position, a player in KV Schoonwater fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 39th minute. Penalty! Fernando Clis placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Luke Scheerens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Clis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fernando Clis to make the kick off. After 54 played minutes Ullún got a freekick which was hit by Santiago Efren. Roman Bento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Gijselinx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ladislao Cedro fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ullún's protests and gave Ladislao Cedro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 56th match minute, Ullún was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ladislao Cedro to maneuver through the defense. Roman Bento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mei Guang Yue, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Luke Scheerens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Medardo in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Clis in the 65th minute of play forced KV Schoonwater's goalkeeper Luke Scheerens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Hugo Gijselinx sped through Ullún's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Roman Bento. In the 70th minute, Leonides Rodriguez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Hugo Gijselinx came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the KV Schoonwater fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hugo Gijselinx couldn't finish the play. If Jarno Jongbloedt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mei Guang Yue took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roman Bento. Roman Bento dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. In the 80th minute, Mei Guang Yue hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ullún's Ladislao Cedro shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 81st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Luke Scheerens but with some difficulty. Luke Scheerens made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Esteban Salamon sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Clis in the 85th minute of play forced KV Schoonwater's goalkeeper Luke Scheerens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Bento didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luukas Schooters went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. KV Schoonwater fully deserved thier win.