U23 World League

Kolos Sport Arena
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Song Yao Jie kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, Symon Udych was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Kolos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SK Dreigoten the free kick. After 4 played minutes FC Kolos got a freekick which was hit by Symon Udych. The audience was convinced that Franky Dhollander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valeriy Smalko was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, SK Dreigoten's Franky Dhollander got a free kick in the 8th minute. A collision led to SK Dreigoten getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Franky Dhollander hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gavrylo Bobal during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC Kolos getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Gavrylo Bobal hit a great ball. In the 13th minute Johny Waegemans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valeriy Smalko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jaques Schoolmeesters made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Symon Glushko in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd minute FC Kolos were awarded a corner. Symon Udych went to the cornerflag to take it. Song Yao Jie hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 26th match minute, SK Dreigoten was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evert-Jan Raymaekers to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute, Song Yao Jie 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. In the 28th minute Symon Glushko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaques Schoolmeesters saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valeriy Smalko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johny Waegemans in the 31st minute of the match. FC Kolos's Valeriy Smalko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franky Dhollander in the 36th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 41st minute of the game. One of SK Dreigoten:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Kolos:s goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Song Yao Jie got free with Jaques Schoolmeesters in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Franky Dhollander made the kick off in the second half. Valeriy Smalko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cornelis Meys, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. The audience was convinced that Cornelis Meys's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valeriy Smalko was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Jaques Schoolmeesters showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Symon Glushko, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Jaques Schoolmeesters took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Song Yao Jie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Song Yao Jie in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jaques Schoolmeesters saved SK Dreigoten from getting behind. Jaques Schoolmeesters showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavrylo Bobal in the 68th minute of the match. The supporters of FC Kolos booed when SK Dreigoten was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augustijn van Hacht didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gavrylo Bobal in the 73rd minute of play forced SK Dreigoten's goalkeeper Jaques Schoolmeesters to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 78 minutes of play, SK Dreigoten's Franky Dhollander made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Valeriy Smalko was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Song Yao Jie in the 81st minute of play forced SK Dreigoten's goalkeeper Jaques Schoolmeesters to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the match, SK Dreigoten's goal looked a bit too open when Gavrylo Bobal came free, but Jaques Schoolmeesters reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute Song Yao Jie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaques Schoolmeesters saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jaques Schoolmeesters showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavrylo Bobal in the 91st minute of the match. Song Yao Jie scored 4-2 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jaques Schoolmeesters, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the referee ended the match the FC Kolos players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.