U21 World League

Estampido
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Siro Cordeiro. Siro Cordeiro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Bittor in the 11th minute of play forced Esquirla FC's goalkeeper Dimitri Huijbreghts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dimitri Huijbreghts came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by CENTAURO's Victor Bittor. But to his dismay, Victor Bittor quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 14 minutes into the match, Leonardo Salvadore 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 Leonardo Salvadore was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 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 23rd minute. Siro Cordeiro made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas sent off a good shot on target. 38 minutes into the game, CENTAURO's Basilio Cresencio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dimitri Huijbreghts made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Vic de Reyck hit a great freekick 49 minutes into the match. The Esquirla FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. CENTAURO were winning 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Basilio Cresencio made a kick off. Michel Nilis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Siro Cordeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Esquirla FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Richy Van Mellaert hit a great ball. Jelle De Boeck hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Esquirla FC's Dimitri Huijbreghts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Salvadore in the 61st minute of play. Esquirla FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 70th minute, when Basilio Cresencio scored to the left of an out of position Dimitri Huijbreghts, making the score, 1-4. Siro Cordeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas in the 76th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Basilio Cresencio took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Dimitri Huijbreghts to make any attempt to save it. Siro Cordeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dimitri Huijbreghts showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Basilio Cresencio in the 91st minute of the match. A collision led to Esquirla FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Simon Wery hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Victor Bittor got free with Dimitri Huijbreghts in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched CENTAURO eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.