World League

Joaquin muñoz
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) All Stars Gent's Esterilla Van Meenen started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a little luck, All Stars Gent's Eser Şemsi got control of the ball when Elazar Dighero tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 7th minute Brend Van Laeck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Alberto Lazcano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th minute, Brend Van Laeck ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luis Alberto Lazcano was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 11 minutes into the match, Christiaan Elsen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luis Alberto Lazcano. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christiaan Elsen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 15 minutes into the match, Club Deportes Santa Cruz's goal looked a bit too open when Esterilla Van Meenen came free, but Luis Alberto Lazcano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esterilla Van Meenen in the 19th minute of play forced Club Deportes Santa Cruz's goalkeeper Luis Alberto Lazcano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute, Jannes Gramet left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The All Stars Gent fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. A collision led to Club Deportes Santa Cruz getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Alcadio Pardow hit a great ball. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Luis Alberto Lazcano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christiaan Elsen in the 33rd minute of play. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Luis Alberto Lazcano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brend Van Laeck in the 36th minute of play. Luis Alberto Lazcano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brend Van Laeck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Esterilla Van Meenen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Alberto Lazcano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd match minute, Club Deportes Santa Cruz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alcadio Pardow to maneuver through the defense. After 43 played minutes, All Stars Gent's Christiaan Elsen shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luis Alberto Lazcano came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in All Stars Gent reached it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Elazar Dighero was the one to do the kick off. Luis Alberto Lazcano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esterilla Van Meenen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luis Alberto Lazcano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esterilla Van Meenen in the 56th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Brend Van Laeck took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Luis Alberto Lazcano to make any attempt to save it. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Romildo Madrid was substituted for Mercurio Pasos. Luis Alberto Lazcano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christiaan Elsen in the 66th minute of the match. After 67 minutes Club Deportes Santa Cruz's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Christiaan Elsen who took care of the corner kick. Luis Alberto Lazcano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brend Van Laeck, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Luis Alberto Lazcano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christiaan Elsen, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Luis Alberto Lazcano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christiaan Elsen in the 74th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in All Stars Gent's zone, Bairon Mateluna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eser Şemsi came out of the goal and Bairon Mateluna tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. All Stars Gent's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Christiaan Elsen in the 86th minute. Luis Alberto Lazcano was a little too slow when Esterilla Van Meenen got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 87th minute. The score was now 1-6. In the 90th match minute, Club Deportes Santa Cruz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romildo Madrid to maneuver through the defense. Eser Şemsi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Gaymer in the 92nd minute of play. All Stars Gent played a much better game than Club Deportes Santa Cruz and deserved their victory. The Club Deportes Santa Cruz players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.