U21 World League

Dreigoten
Spectators: 7747 (Terracing: 5812, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luukas Van Halbeeck kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, Per Qvalfeldt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SK Dreigoten's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fc Meremõisa the free kick. After a rather tough play, SK Dreigoten's Per Qvalfeldt got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 11th minute Cedric Van Landewijck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronald Kahest saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Madis Rändkivi in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jo Maerschalcx prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Luukas Van Halbeeck kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ronald Kahest. That made the score 1-1 in the 21 minute of play. Jo Maerschalcx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tom Nuut, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 28th match minute, SK Dreigoten was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luukas Van Halbeeck to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of SK Dreigoten booed when Fc Meremõisa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kalvi Napasepp didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romulo Gaufred in the 35th minute of play forced SK Dreigoten's goalkeeper Jo Maerschalcx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the game, Fc Meremõisa's Romulo Gaufred nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jo Maerschalcx made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. After 39 played minutes Fc Meremõisa got a freekick which was hit by Romulo Gaufred. In a very dangerous position, a player in Fc Meremõisa fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 41st minute. Penalty! In the 42nd minute, Georges Van Der Talen made a precise shot to the right of Ronald Kahest. Fc Meremõisa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. SK Dreigoten's Jo Maerschalcx played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romulo Gaufred in the 47th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-2.

Jo Maerschalcx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romulo Gaufred, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind SK Dreigoten's goalkeeper Jo Maerschalcx, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jo Maerschalcx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romulo Gaufred, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romulo Gaufred in the 67th minute of play forced SK Dreigoten's goalkeeper Jo Maerschalcx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Romulo Gaufred got free with Jo Maerschalcx in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Romulo Gaufred could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Jo Maerschalcx made a huge save. A collision led to Fc Meremõisa getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Kaido Vinter hit a great ball. Jo Maerschalcx came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Fc Meremõisa's Romulo Gaufred. But to his dismay, Romulo Gaufred quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. In the 80th minute, Cedric Van Landewijck left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SK Dreigoten fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-3. The audience was convinced that Romulo Gaufred's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jo Maerschalcx was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. SK Dreigoten made a substitution. Washington Hermes replaced Elias Van de Velde. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luukas Van Halbeeck in the 88th minute of play forced Fc Meremõisa's goalkeeper Ronald Kahest to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Fc Meremõisa getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Urmet Okspuu hit a great ball. SK Dreigoten were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Fc Meremõisa for a fine match.