U21 World League

Mancini Arena
Spectators: 7655 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Romeo Rienda started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Xerardo Pujol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Rienda in the 8th minute of play forced Lions United's goalkeeper Izak Capellemans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matias Calstermans during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 9th match minute, Lions United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matias Calstermans to maneuver through the defense. 10 minutes into the game, U.D. Mancini's Romeo Rienda nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Izak Capellemans made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 14 minutes into the match, Lions United's goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Rienda came free, but Izak Capellemans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jorg Coenens kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. With a little luck, Lions United's Izak Capellemans got control of the ball when Xerardo Pujol tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 24th minute Guy Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Porfiro Zapater saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U.D. Mancini's Porfiro Zapater played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matias Calstermans in the 25th minute of play. After 26 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for U.D. Mancini! U.D. Mancini:s Porfiro Zapater showed great skill when he stopped Jorg Coenens:s penalty. Porfiro Zapater showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Calstermans in the 30th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, U.D. Mancini's Ekialde Castro got a free kick in the 30th minute. U.D. Mancini's Porfiro Zapater played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guy Cox in the 31st minute of play. A collision led to Lions United getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Gunter Van Bets hit a great ball. In the 41st minute, Guy Cox made a precise shot to the right of Porfiro Zapater. U.D. Mancini's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 44th minute Mitch Hollandts shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Porfiro Zapater saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Lions United getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Dany-Adams Gijselinckx hit a great ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Mitch Hollandts made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Matias Calstermans reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Porfiro Zapater. The goal made the score 1-2. Porfiro Zapater made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Mitch Hollandts sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Garaile Campello in the 59th minute of play forced Lions United's goalkeeper Izak Capellemans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dany-Adams Gijselinckx during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Lions United getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Dany-Adams Gijselinckx hit a great ball. Jorg Coenens made in the 64th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by U.D. Mancini's Pepillo Griful. U.D. Mancini's Pepillo Griful quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jorg Coenens, made in the 65th minute of the game. Izak Capellemans didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Xerardo Pujol went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. In the 71st minute of the game Jorg Coenens made a throw-in which Dany-Adams Gijselinckx played forward. Porfiro Zapater showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mitch Hollandts in the 75th minute of the match. Meder Pena hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute, Xerardo Pujol ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Izak Capellemans was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Porfiro Zapater showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Calstermans in the 93rd minute of the match. U.D. Mancini's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.