U23 World League

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Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcio Carreira got the match started through his kick off. In the 2ndth minute of the game Luukas Schooters who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FCSB CUENCA's Agapito Blanco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When FCSB CUENCA's Marcio Carreira in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KV Schoonwater's goalie prevented a goal. Agapito Blanco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kim Loozen, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felix Zărnescu during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Felix Zărnescu kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Luke Scheerens made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Carlos Pujol sent off a good shot on target. Luke Scheerens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Pujol, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 20 minutes into the match, KV Schoonwater's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Pujol came free, but Luke Scheerens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Luukas Schooters had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Agapito Blanco. FCSB CUENCA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luukas Schooters was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcio Carreira in the 27th minute of play forced KV Schoonwater's goalkeeper Luke Scheerens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agapito Blanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luukas Schooters in the 28th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Marcio Carreira kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Luke Scheerens. That made the score 1-1 in the 30 minute of play. Carlos Pujol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Luke Scheerens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The FCSB CUENCA fans' excitement grew in the 39th match minute when FCSB CUENCA's Marcio Carreira looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. KV Schoonwater's Luke Scheerens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcio Carreira in the 42nd minute of play. With his leg Luke Scheerens managed to avoid a goal in the 43rdth minute, when FCSB CUENCA's Marcio Carreira fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Luke Scheerens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcio Carreira's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Luukas Schooters made the kick off in the second half. Luke Scheerens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcio Carreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. When FCSB CUENCA's Marcio Carreira in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KV Schoonwater's goalie prevented a goal. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by KV Schoonwater's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Carlos Pujol was slow to take the kick. During this time FCSB CUENCA's players had a chance to rest. Gorka Turienzo was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 58 minutes into the game, Carlos Pujol cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Luke Scheerens was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 64 played minutes KV Schoonwater got a freekick which was hit by Robbin Degryse. If Luukas Schooters had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 69 played minutes FCSB CUENCA got a freekick which was hit by Felix Zărnescu. When FCSB CUENCA's Marcio Carreira in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KV Schoonwater's goalie prevented a goal. Luke Scheerens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcio Carreira in the 72nd minute of play. After having played for 73 minutes, Luukas Schooters managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KV Schoonwater's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luukas Schooters was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, FCSB CUENCA's Agapito Blanco got control of the ball when Luukas Schooters tried to sneak it across the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, KV Schoonwater's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Pujol came free, but Luke Scheerens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luke Scheerens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Pujol in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th match minute, KV Schoonwater was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benedict Moreau to maneuver through the defense. After 87 played minutes, FCSB CUENCA's Felix Zărnescu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luke Scheerens came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FCSB CUENCA reached it. Felix Zărnescu kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcio Carreira in the 93rd minute of play forced KV Schoonwater's goalkeeper Luke Scheerens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kim Loozen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FCSB CUENCA had won after a very even match.