U21 World League

CENTAUROROJO
Spectators: 7578 (Terracing: 5684, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) When Basilio Cresencio fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CENTAURO's protests and gave Basilio Cresencio a yellow card for diving instead. 11 minutes into the match, Victor Bittor had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dimitri Huijbreghts. Esquirla FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Victor Bittor was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas in the 17th minute of play forced CENTAURO's goalkeeper Siro Cordeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Siro Cordeiro came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Esquirla FC's Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas. But to his dismay, Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 23rd minute, Basilio Cresencio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CENTAURO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 27th minute, Jerome Helssen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dimitri Huijbreghts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basilio Cresencio, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 31st minute Basilio Cresencio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimitri Huijbreghts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dimitri Huijbreghts made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Victor Bittor sent off a good shot on target. Dimitri Huijbreghts made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Victor Bittor sent off a good shot on target. Esquirla FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 38th minute, when Basilio Cresencio scored to the left of an out of position Dimitri Huijbreghts, making the score, 3-1. In the 41st match minute, CENTAURO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pablo Giraldo to maneuver through the defense. Siro Cordeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richy Van Mellaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Siro Cordeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richy Van Mellaert in the 48th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Basilio Cresencio struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Dimitri Huijbreghts didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CENTAURO. 56 minutes into the match, CENTAURO's goalkeeper Siro Cordeiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas. Leonardo Salvadore hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. When Basilio Cresencio was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 58 minutes had been played. In the 60th minute, Victor Bittor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute Leonardo Salvadore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimitri Huijbreghts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dimitri Huijbreghts showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Bittor in the 70th minute of the match. In the 72nd match minute, Esquirla FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernt Lembrechts to maneuver through the defense. After 74 minutes, Victor Bittor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CENTAURO and the Esquirla FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Victor Bittor kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Dimitri Huijbreghts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Salvadore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 84 minutes, Leonardo Salvadore mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CENTAURO and the Esquirla FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 84th match minute, CENTAURO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Salvadore to maneuver through the defense. Dimitri Huijbreghts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Bittor, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. CENTAURO's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.