U23 World League

LEON KOLBOWSKI
Spectators: 7060 (Terracing: 5280, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 2) Fermin Mingo made the kick off and thus started the match. With a little luck, de belletrekkers's Kristiaan Van de Velde got control of the ball when Constantino Bertol tried to sneak it across the goal line. de belletrekkers's Edgard Armentier pulled a muscle in his back after 4 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kerimhan Sökmen during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kerimhan Sökmen hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 8th match minute, de belletrekkers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gert Robijns to maneuver through the defense. Arnoldo Kismi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jurgen De Rudder, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Kristiaan Van de Velde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fermin Mingo in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute C. A. Atlanta were awarded a corner. Federico Gil went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, de belletrekkers's Jurgen De Rudder got a free kick in the 18th minute. Jurgen De Rudder hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. 21 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goalkeeper Kristiaan Van de Velde had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Constantino Bertol. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gert Robijns in the 25th minute of play forced C. A. Atlanta's goalkeeper Arnoldo Kismi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of C. A. Atlanta booed when de belletrekkers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jurgen De Rudder didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jurgen De Rudder in the 35th minute of play forced C. A. Atlanta's goalkeeper Arnoldo Kismi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kristiaan Van de Velde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fermin Mingo, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Jurgen De Rudder scored 0-1 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arnoldo Kismi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 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 Jurgen De Rudder made a kick off. With a little luck, C. A. Atlanta's Arnoldo Kismi got control of the ball when Gert Robijns tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Constantino Bertol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fermin Mingo in the 61st minute of play forced de belletrekkers's goalkeeper Kristiaan Van de Velde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to de belletrekkers getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Jurgen De Rudder hit a great ball. Fermin Mingo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Kristiaan Van de Velde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gino Focquier hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. With 74 minutes on the clock, Quirce Castro commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 74th minute of the game. One of de belletrekkers:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of C. A. Atlanta:s goal. In the 76th minute there was a penalty for C. A. Atlanta. Federico Gil stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Kristiaan Van de Velde. 1-1. Constantino Bertol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Kristiaan Van de Velde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 89 minutes into the game, Gino Focquier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. de belletrekkers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C. A. Atlanta the free kick. A collision led to de belletrekkers getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Gino Focquier hit a great ball. Gert Robijns who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Arnoldo Kismi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.