U23 World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 8131 (Terracing: 6100, Seating: 1870, VIP seats: 161) Jiang Kun Liang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eulalio Aimar, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Golo Oolo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcelo Eufemio. That made the score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. Marcelo Eufemio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Golo Oolo in the 19th minute of play. Het Koffiehuis were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Racing Club【LBF】's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nuh Özgunes took the corner. The corner led Het Koffiehuis's Nuh Özgunes to fire away a dangerous shot which Marcelo Eufemio despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience was convinced that Eulalio Aimar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jiang Kun Liang was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Gabriele Koffidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Het Koffiehuis getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Nicolas Valentini hit a great ball. Eulalio Aimar struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Jiang Kun Liang didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Racing Club【LBF】. 30 minutes into the match, Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Marcelo Eufemio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gabriele Koffidis. With a little luck, Racing Club【LBF】's Marcelo Eufemio got control of the ball when Golo Oolo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcelo Eufemio made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Golo Oolo sent off a good shot on target. Racing Club【LBF】's Marcelo Eufemio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Racing Club【LBF】 from getting a goal against them. Marcelo Eufemio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Golo Oolo's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. A collision led to Racing Club【LBF】 getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Jeffrey Taverniers hit a great ball. Marcelo Eufemio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabriele Koffidis in the 42nd minute. If Golo Oolo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 45 minutes into the game, Ritchie Schepmans was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Het Koffiehuis's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Racing Club【LBF】 the free kick. Ritchie Schepmans kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Camilo Ticho took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jiang Kun Liang. Het Koffiehuis's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Het Koffiehuis were furious when Christian Chivu was red carded, 46 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A collision led to Het Koffiehuis getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Christian Chivu hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Golo Oolo to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Golo Oolo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Het Koffiehuis fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Golo Oolo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcelo Eufemio having to make a save. Marcelo Eufemio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ritchie Schepmans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelo Eufemio came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Het Koffiehuis's Golo Oolo. But to his dismay, Golo Oolo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Het Koffiehuis made a substitution. Tobias Bitxintxo replaced Walter Samuels. With a little luck, Het Koffiehuis's Jiang Kun Liang got control of the ball when Federico Orlanda tried to sneak it across the goal line. Golo Oolo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Het Koffiehuis made a substitution. Lee Kang replaced Gabriele Koffidis. In the 89th minute, Fred Smidts left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Het Koffiehuis fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Fred Smidts struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Marcelo Eufemio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Het Koffiehuis. For all the effort they put into the match, the Racing Club【LBF】 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Het Koffiehuis.