U21 World League

Gamla Ullevi
Spectators: 7596 (Terracing: 5698, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) Edgard Armentier made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to de belletrekkers getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Remco Baekelandt hit a great ball. Kurt Mager sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Remco Baekelandt charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Remco Baekelandt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to de belletrekkers getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Remco Baekelandt hit a great ball. In the 13th minute George Van Impe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Eckegren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Edgard Armentier managed to get in a good position for a shot. de belletrekkers's supporters rose to their feet, but Edgard Armentier was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eric Eckegren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A hard shot 24 in the game by Mårten Botvidsson from a close distance when the talented Kristiaan Van de Velde managed to make a qualified save. de belletrekkers's players were relieved. When de belletrekkers's Edgard Armentier in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Hans's goalie prevented a goal. Edgard Armentier charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgard Armentier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 33rd minute, Edgard Armentier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. George Van Impe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the FC Hans defense, Gino Focquier kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eric Eckegren. The FC Hans fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eric Eckegren should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mårten Botvidsson to make the kick off. When Karel-Jan De Coninck came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the de belletrekkers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Karel-Jan De Coninck couldn't finish the play. de belletrekkers's Theo Weba quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Östen Flinck, made in the 60th minute of the game. Eric Eckegren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgard Armentier in the 62nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Hans's Rickard Ahlén got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd minute Edgard Armentier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Eckegren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Hans's goalkeeper Eric Eckegren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Edgard Armentier struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Eric Eckegren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for de belletrekkers. Sakarias Kinnman charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sakarias Kinnman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sakarias Kinnman hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute, Sakarias Kinnman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, George Van Impe managed to get in a good position for a shot. de belletrekkers's supporters rose to their feet, but George Van Impe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eric Eckegren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. George Van Impe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eric Eckegren having to interfere. If Edgard Armentier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eric Eckegren made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when George Van Impe sent off a good shot on target. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. de belletrekkers walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.