U21 World League

El Borinot
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) The supporters of Tirant lo Blanch booed when Twierdza Osowiec was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rene Callewaert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Waut Vanden Berghe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eriberto Segura's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Waut Vanden Berghe came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Tirant lo Blanch's Eriberto Segura. But to his dismay, Eriberto Segura quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Kim De Poorter hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Eriberto Segura recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eriberto Segura got free with Waut Vanden Berghe in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Twierdza Osowiec's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mergildo Pascua was slow to take the kick. During this time Tirant lo Blanch's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Mergildo Pascua almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Twierdza Osowiec's Waut Vanden Berghe did a great save. Domeka Talavera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorg Saelens, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Tirant lo Blanch's Domeka Talavera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lou Winnepenninck in the 28th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Twierdza Osowiec's Rene Callewaert got a free kick in the 30th minute. The audience was convinced that Lou Winnepenninck's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Domeka Talavera was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. In the 42nd minute, Maarten Soetemans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eriberto Segura to make the kick off. The supporters of Tirant lo Blanch booed when Twierdza Osowiec was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robbrecht Airpoel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jammy De Keijsere kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. After 62 played minutes Tirant lo Blanch got a freekick which was hit by Oihan Cazorla. In the 64th minute, one of Tirant lo Blanch:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Tirant lo Blanch. When the match had been going on for 65 minutes, Twierdza Osowiec's Robbrecht Airpoel got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Domeka Talavera. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eriberto Segura in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Waut Vanden Berghe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zeno Hendrickx charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zeno Hendrickx the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 80 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Twierdza Osowiec! Mergildo Pascua shot the penalty kick right outside the post. 88 minutes into the match, Twierdza Osowiec's goal looked a bit too open when Eriberto Segura came free, but Waut Vanden Berghe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Tirant lo Blanch getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Ivón Barroso hit a great ball. Tirant lo Blanch were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.