U23 World League

Scaena Invicto
Spectators: 7760 (Terracing: 5821, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) Gert Sterckx blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without David Raya having to make a save. Wannes De Tapp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ove Hellström, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute Linghed Angels FC were awarded a corner. George Molander went to the cornerflag to take it. Linghed Angels FC's George Molander was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Wannes De Tapp in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 10th match minute, Invictus FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan De Smet to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, George Molander managed to get in a good position for a shot. Linghed Angels FC's supporters rose to their feet, but George Molander was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wannes De Tapp breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 15 played minutes Invictus FC got a freekick which was hit by Wart Decremer. After 18 minutes of play, Linghed Angels FC's Ove Hellström made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wannes De Tapp was left in no man's land by his defense there! Linghed Angels FC's David Raya proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Linghed Angels FC from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Invictus FC's zone, Jörgen Magnusson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wannes De Tapp came out of the goal and Jörgen Magnusson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Koen Huijsmans's late challenge caught a Linghed Angels FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Koen Huijsmans helped the player get up and apologised. If Jörgen Magnusson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gert Sterckx made a kick off. Jörgen Magnusson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wannes De Tapp read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Ove Hellström took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Wannes De Tapp to make any attempt to save it. After 60 played minutes Invictus FC got a freekick which was hit by Wart Decremer. Leandro Galvão hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Jörgen Magnusson took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wannes De Tapp. Wannes De Tapp dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Lennart De Keyser charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lennart De Keyser the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 70th minute, Jimmy Allbom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Lennart De Keyser came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Invictus FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lennart De Keyser couldn't finish the play. In the 80th minute Lennart De Keyser shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Raya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wannes De Tapp was out of position in the 83 minute of play, and Kurt Askestät capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kurt Askestät really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. An unexpected shot in the 86th minute by Ove Hellström got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Invictus FC's Wannes De Tapp proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Invictus FC from getting a goal against them. Wart Decremer charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wart Decremer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Linghed Angels FC booed when Invictus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wart Decremer didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Ove Hellström took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Wannes De Tapp to make any attempt to save it. When the final whistle sounded Linghed Angels FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Invictus FC.