U23 World League

Runa Stadium
Spectators: 8060 (Terracing: 6046, Seating: 1854, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ricky Waegemans took the kick off in the first half of the match. Steve Van der Veeken took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tage Deckbergh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 6 minutes of play, Purple Talents's Qiu Feng Guo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 姜青超 was left in no man's land by his defense there! Runa United's 姜青超 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qiu Feng Guo in the 9th minute of play. Runa United's 姜青超 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricky Waegemans in the 11th minute of play. Purple Talents were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Runa United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Yvan Loos took the corner. Valentino Santana could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Steve Van der Veeken made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentino Santana got free with Steve Van der Veeken in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tage Deckbergh got free with Steve Van der Veeken in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ricky Waegemans kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Steve Van der Veeken showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeng Bing Fei in the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qiu Feng Guo in the 30th minute of play forced Runa United's goalkeeper 姜青超 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edmund Hansson kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Runa United's goal looked a bit too open when Qiu Feng Guo came free, but 姜青超 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Runa United getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Vincent Sjöö hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Runa United's zone, Kristiaan Van den Haute stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 姜青超 came out of the goal and Kristiaan Van den Haute tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 44th minute Zeng Bing Fei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steve Van der Veeken 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 Tage Deckbergh made a kick off. 姜青超 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qiu Feng Guo in the 54th minute of play. Steve Van der Veeken showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentino Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After 59 played minutes Purple Talents got a freekick which was hit by Kristiaan Van den Haute. 姜青超 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qiu Feng Guo, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Steve Van der Veeken showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeng Bing Fei in the 68th minute of the match. Steve Van der Veeken showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentino Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. A collision led to Runa United getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Esbjörn Hellström hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tage Deckbergh in the 74th minute of play forced Purple Talents's goalkeeper Steve Van der Veeken to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute Tage Deckbergh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steve Van der Veeken saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Qiu Feng Guo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 77 played minutes Runa United got a freekick which was hit by Stanislaw Szarmach. In the 81st minute Zeng Bing Fei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steve Van der Veeken saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th match minute, Purple Talents was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santiago Koffidis to maneuver through the defense. If Tage Deckbergh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kristiaan Van den Haute received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. 姜青超 came out and tried to block the shot, but Kristiaan Van den Haute slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 90th minute. 姜青超 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qiu Feng Guo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Runa United's 姜青超 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qiu Feng Guo in the 97th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Purple Talents walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.