U21 World League

La cancha del Fune
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Moises Gines got the match started through his kick off. Manaf Manoppo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 4 minutes, Moises Gines mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Funebrero FC and the Limitless Delux Edition™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 4th minute, Moises Gines hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Funebrero FC's goalkeeper Ruben Balesio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Funebrero FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Modesto Hulberto hit a great ball. Limitless Delux Edition™'s Jorne De Roost proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Limitless Delux Edition™ from getting a goal against them. With 21 minutes on the clock, Javier Suarez commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 21 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Funebrero FC! In the 23rd minute there was a penalty for Limitless Delux Edition™. Christopher Cempenaers stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ruben Balesio. 0-1. Moises Gines could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Jorne De Roost made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Eulalio Guillem managed to get in a good position for a shot. Funebrero FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eulalio Guillem was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorne De Roost breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Limitless Delux Edition™ getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Feng Bin hit a great ball. After 39 played minutes Limitless Delux Edition™ got a freekick which was hit by Walter Figaro. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Frederic Clinckspoor charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Frederic Clinckspoor the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Limitless Delux Edition™ getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Frederic Clinckspoor hit a great ball. In the 66th minute, Manaf Manoppo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Limitless Delux Edition™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Moises Gines hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Funebrero FC's Ruben Balesio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Funebrero FC from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Limitless Delux Edition™ defense, Moises Gines kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jorne De Roost. The Limitless Delux Edition™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jorne De Roost should have stopped the shot. 82 minutes into the match, Limitless Delux Edition™'s goal looked a bit too open when Basilio Valiente came free, but Jorne De Roost reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ruben Balesio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frederic Clinckspoor in the 83rd minute. In the 85th minute, Manaf Manoppo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruben Balesio was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Moises Gines sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 91st match minute, Limitless Delux Edition™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walter Figaro to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute of the match, Christopher Cempenaers got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ruben Balesio was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Limitless Delux Edition™ were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Funebrero FC's much stronger midfield.