U21 World League

Rams Park
Spectators: 7568 (Terracing: 5677, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Romeo Rienda got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xerardo Pujol in the 4th minute of play forced Lions United's goalkeeper Izak Capellemans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 5 minutes Lions United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Garaile Campello who took care of the corner kick. The corner led U.D. Mancini's Xerardo Pujol to fire away a dangerous shot which Izak Capellemans despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Izak Capellemans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeo Rienda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 16 played minutes U.D. Mancini got a freekick which was hit by Pepillo Griful. After 21 minutes of play, U.D. Mancini's Romeo Rienda made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Izak Capellemans was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 25thth minute of the game Romeo Rienda who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lions United's Izak Capellemans was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Romeo Rienda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Izak Capellemans was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. In the 33rd 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. Izak Capellemans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xerardo Pujol in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44th minute Romeo Rienda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Izak Capellemans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mitch Hollandts made a kick off. Porfiro Zapater showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mitch Hollandts, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes into the game, Gunter Van Bets cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Porfiro Zapater was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Porfiro Zapater took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Calstermans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the match, U.D. Mancini's goal looked a bit too open when Matias Calstermans came free, but Porfiro Zapater reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Porfiro Zapater showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guy Cox in the 67th minute of the match. In the 67th match minute, U.D. Mancini was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xerardo Pujol to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute, Ekialde Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jorg Coenens took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Porfiro Zapater. U.D. Mancini's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, Lions United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guy Cox to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute, Xerardo Pujol left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U.D. Mancini fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. 87 minutes into the match, U.D. Mancini's goal looked a bit too open when Mitch Hollandts came free, but Porfiro Zapater reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mitch Hollandts scored 2-3 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Porfiro Zapater, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 95 played minutes U.D. Mancini got a freekick which was hit by Romeo Rienda. The Lions United supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching U.D. Mancini's performance. The match ended with a win for U.D. Mancini.