U23 World League

J.VandekerkhoveArena
Spectators: 8036 (Terracing: 6028, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pacho Carabajal started the match with the kick off. Cristi Miheș showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pacho Carabajal in the 5th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Armada's goal looked a bit too open when Pacho Carabajal came free, but Cristi Miheș reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kylian Henry fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aldo Candal having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iosif Şiman in the 15th minute of play forced Brugge United's goalkeeper Aldo Candal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roth Prot kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Kylian Henry's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aldo Candal was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 17 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Kylian Henry sped through Brugge United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aldo Candal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dan Reijnders got free with Cristi Miheș in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 21st minute Pacho Carabajal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristi Miheș saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rdth minute of the game Anastasios Boukouvalas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brugge United's Aldo Candal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cristi Miheș was a little too slow when Frank Terwenhout got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 1-1. When Armada's Kylian Henry in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Brugge United's goalie prevented a goal. 30 minutes into the match, Armada's goalkeeper Cristi Miheș had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dan Reijnders. With a little luck, Armada's Cristi Miheș got control of the ball when Dan Reijnders tried to sneak it across the goal line. He Wei Feng kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Brugge United's Aldo Candal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kylian Henry in the 33rd minute of play. Aldo Candal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kylian Henry in the 34th minute of the match. Cristi Miheș made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pacho Carabajal in the 36th minute of play. Aldo Candal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anastasios Boukouvalas in the 38th minute of play. Aldo Candal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kylian Henry, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. The audience was convinced that Kylian Henry's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aldo Candal was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Iosif Şiman made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Brugge United's goalkeeper Aldo Candal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kylian Henry. In the 58th minute Kylian Henry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldo Candal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iosif Şiman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aldo Candal having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kylian Henry got free with Aldo Candal in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 63rd minute Kylian Henry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldo Candal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brugge United's Aldo Candal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kylian Henry in the 68th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kylian Henry got free with Aldo Candal in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 75th minute Raoul Lambert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristi Miheș saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kylian Henry's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Aldo Candal firmly grabbed it by the left post. Kylian Henry could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Aldo Candal made a huge save. Despite being the better team, Armada failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.