U21 World League

Dreigoten
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Luukas Van Halbeeck started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Alvarez Håland sped through SK Dreigoten's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jo Maerschalcx. After a rather tough play, SK Dreigoten's Luukas Van Halbeeck got a free kick in the 10th minute. After a rather tough play, SK Dreigoten's Yannis Degens got a free kick in the 15th minute. The audience was convinced that Alvarez Håland's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jo Maerschalcx was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Jo Maerschalcx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvarez Håland, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by SK Dreigoten's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alfredo Mon was slow to take the kick. During this time Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Alfredo Mon almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SK Dreigoten's Jo Maerschalcx did a great save. Jo Maerschalcx stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alvarez Håland's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after SK Dreigoten's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alfredo Mon took the corner. Mariano Xacintu hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cedric Van Landewijck in the 38th minute of play forced Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club's goalkeeper Dalmacio Mikolas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to SK Dreigoten getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Elias Van de Velde hit a great ball. 45 minutes into the match, SK Dreigoten's goal looked a bit too open when Alvarez Håland came free, but Jo Maerschalcx reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Stef De Weijngaert fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SK Dreigoten's protests and gave Stef De Weijngaert a yellow card for diving instead. In the 48th minute of the match Alfredo Mon sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jo Maerschalcx skillfully saved the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alvarez Håland made a kick off. Jo Maerschalcx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andres Guerau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stef De Weijngaert hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Jo Maerschalcx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dario Abella in the 58th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, SK Dreigoten's goalkeeper Jo Maerschalcx had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alvarez Håland. After a rather tough play, Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club's Alvarez Håland got a free kick in the 63rd minute. After having played for 65 minutes, Per Qvalfeldt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SK Dreigoten's supporters crossed their fingers, but Per Qvalfeldt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 67 played minutes Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Mariano Xacintu. A collision led to Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Alfredo Mon hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the match, SK Dreigoten's goalkeeper Jo Maerschalcx had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alvarez Håland. Dalmacio Mikolas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luukas Van Halbeeck in the 92nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Per Qvalfeldt in the 96th minute of play forced Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club's goalkeeper Dalmacio Mikolas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.