U21 World League

A Cruz - ORROS
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Andrei Gil made the kick off which started today's match. Club Deportivo O IRIXO's Leonardo Romani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Youri Goolen in the 3rd minute of play. After 6 played minutes Flamenco United got a freekick which was hit by Joseph Vermeulen. Pello Cameno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jannes Swartenbroekx having to interfere. A collision led to Flamenco United getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Joseph Vermeulen hit a great ball. Jannes Swartenbroekx came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Club Deportivo O IRIXO's Andrei Gil. But to his dismay, Andrei Gil quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 17th match minute, Club Deportivo O IRIXO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Macerio Sarro to maneuver through the defense. When Flamenco United's Vicente Dechamps in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Deportivo O IRIXO's goalie prevented a goal. Club Deportivo O IRIXO's Leonardo Romani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthieu Leempoels in the 20th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Flamenco United's goalkeeper Jannes Swartenbroekx had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pello Cameno. Andrei Gil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jannes Swartenbroekx having to interfere. In the 29th minute of the match Hannes De Reijck shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leonardo Romani showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Leonardo Romani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Youri Goolen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonardo Romani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robbie Van Eijken in the 31st minute of play. A collision led to Flamenco United getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Robbie Van Eijken hit a great ball. Youri Goolen took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leonardo Romani. Leonardo Romani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 43 minutes into the match, Matthieu Leempoels had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leonardo Romani. Club Deportivo O IRIXO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Matthieu Leempoels was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2.

The wind increased when Youri Goolen made the kick off in the second half. Club Deportivo O IRIXO's defense didn't have a chance, in the 51st minute, when Vicente Dechamps scored to the left of an out of position Leonardo Romani, making the score, 1-3. Hitzeder Palomar's late challenge caught a Flamenco United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hitzeder Palomar helped the player get up and apologised. When Hitzeder Palomar 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. After a rather tough play, Club Deportivo O IRIXO's Hitzeder Palomar got a free kick in the 58th minute. Flamenco United's Edward Wuyts was substituted for Youri Goolen. Hitzeder Palomar hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Leonardo Romani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Wuyts in the 61st minute of the match. After 64 minutes, Pello Cameno mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Deportivo O IRIXO and the Flamenco United players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Flamenco United booed when Club Deportivo O IRIXO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pello Cameno didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonel Munoz hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Edward Wuyts kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Leonardo Romani. That made the score 1-4 in the 67 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matthieu Leempoels got free with Leonardo Romani in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leonel Munoz's late challenge caught a Flamenco United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leonel Munoz helped the player get up and apologised. Leonel Munoz hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Leonardo Romani was out of position in the 75 minute of play, and Matthieu Leempoels capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Matthieu Leempoels really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. Leonardo Romani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicente Dechamps, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Flamenco United's Matthieu Leempoels slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Leonardo Romani. That made the score 1-6 after 83 minutes of play. Leonardo Romani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Wuyts in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th minute Robbie Van Eijken shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Romani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonardo Romani was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Theo Van Haght showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-8 in the 95 minute of play. Flamenco United's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.