U23 World League

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 7742 (Terracing: 5808, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mark Vallin kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, Panopticon 04's Mark Vallin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Uwe Nwachukwu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Etienne Langhmans in the 9th minute of play forced Panopticon 04's goalkeeper Fabien Lafont to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Draconia's zone, Gilbert Brandt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Uwe Nwachukwu came out of the goal and Gilbert Brandt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Uwe Nwachukwu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Vallin in the 12th minute of the match. Uwe Nwachukwu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Vallin in the 14th minute of the match. Uwe Nwachukwu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Gustafsson in the 18th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Panopticon 04's goal looked a bit too open when Etienne Langhmans came free, but Fabien Lafont reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabien Lafont made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jerry Moerman in the 23rd minute. With a little luck, Panopticon 04's Fabien Lafont got control of the ball when Jerry Moerman tried to sneak it across the goal line. The nice shot from Jerry Moerman in the 25thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Fabien Lafont had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Etienne Langhmans kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Uwe Nwachukwu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilbert Brandt in the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Vallin in the 30th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Uwe Nwachukwu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Uwe Nwachukwu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilbert Brandt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Panopticon 04's Niklas Söderlund got a free kick in the 39th minute.

Uwe Nwachukwu made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when George Gustafsson sent off a good shot on target. 71 minutes into the match, Etienne Langhmans had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabien Lafont. Panopticon 04's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Etienne Langhmans was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Through an outstanding action, after 75 minutes, Uwe Nwachukwu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when George Gustafsson got free with Uwe Nwachukwu in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee felt a red card was in order, 77 minutes into the game, when Emanuel Van Damme put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Draconia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 76th minute. Penalty! Alfons Fogel charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alfons Fogel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Panopticon 04 getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Alfons Fogel hit a great ball. Teo De Kelper, 81 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 83rd minute, Jerry Moerman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabien Lafont was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After 86 minutes, Ove Dahlqvist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Panopticon 04 and the FC Draconia players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Panopticon 04 getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Ove Dahlqvist hit a great ball. Alfons Fogel was shown his second yellow card after 88 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Fabien Lafont came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by FC Draconia's Klaus Dhondt. But to his dismay, Klaus Dhondt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. A collision led to FC Draconia getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Alexandros Sgouros hit a great ball. Panopticon 04's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because FC Draconia had won, even though Panopticon 04 had held more of the ball.