U23 World League

Pedro Bidegain
Spectators: 7088 (Terracing: 5763, Seating: 1200, VIP seats: 125) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gert Sterckx got the match started through his kick off. In the 8th minute, Invictus FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ciriaco Cordarrell fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Ciriaco Cordarrell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ciriaco Cordarrell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A hard shot 28 in the game by Ciriaco Cordarrell from a close distance when the talented Wannes De Tapp managed to make a qualified save. Invictus FC's players were relieved. Ciriaco Cordarrell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 36th minute, Ciriaco Cordarrell ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wannes De Tapp was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. If Ciriaco Cordarrell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ciriaco Cordarrell to strike the kick off in the second half. Ciriaco Cordarrell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Wannes De Tapp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ciriaco Cordarrell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ciriaco Cordarrell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SAN LORENZO FC's Robustiano Emeterio was substituted for Justino Quinito. SAN LORENZO FC were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Invictus FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marcelo Michael took the corner. The corner ended in Raimundo Domiku almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Invictus FC's Wannes De Tapp did a great save. Ciriaco Cordarrell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wannes De Tapp having to interfere. Wart Decremer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Locke having to interfere. Ciriaco Cordarrell took the ball and in the 66 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 2-0. 72 minutes into the match, Aristides Castel notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Invictus FC's Wannes De Tapp. Wannes De Tapp was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lennart De Keyser could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but John Locke made a huge save. The supporters of SAN LORENZO FC booed when Invictus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan De Smet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcelo Michael struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Wannes De Tapp didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SAN LORENZO FC. Froilan Jatsu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Wannes De Tapp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 84 in the game by Gert Sterckx from a close distance when the talented John Locke managed to make a qualified save. SAN LORENZO FC's players were relieved. Aristides Castel took the ball and in the 86 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 4-0. Invictus FC's Wannes De Tapp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aristides Castel in the 90th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. SAN LORENZO FC fully deserved thier win.