U21 World League

Talbot House
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) De Keikoppers's Steve De kaiser 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. In the 12th match minute, De Keikoppers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Perry Stroobans to maneuver through the defense. Steve De kaiser could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Bartolo Amato made a huge save. Silvestre Peter scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gert-Jan Van de Velde, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Serafin Igon charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Serafin Igon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Serafin Igon hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Serafin Igon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gert-Jan Van de Velde was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafin Igon in the 23rd minute of play forced De Keikoppers's goalkeeper Gert-Jan Van de Velde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Serafin Igon in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gert-Jan Van de Velde prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gert-Jan Van de Velde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafin Igon, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. The Piquirenda FC fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when Piquirenda FC's Serafin Igon looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Serafin Igon was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 37 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Piquirenda FC's Serafin Igon got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute, Silvestre Peter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 40 minutes into the match, Piquirenda FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Heijligem came free, but Bartolo Amato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Piquirenda FC's goalkeeper Bartolo Amato, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Silvestre Peter kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Silvestre Peter to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Piquirenda FC booed when De Keikoppers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Gillekens didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to De Keikoppers getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Armand Zimmer hit a great ball. De Keikoppers's Steve De kaiser got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Robustiano Aznaro hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, Armand Zimmer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute, Leon Heijligem left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The De Keikoppers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. 90 minutes into the game, Piquirenda FC's Silvestre Peter nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gert-Jan Van de Velde made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Piquirenda FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.