U23 World League

ARENA
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jerry Moerman started the match with the kick off. Ief Depauw kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. A hard shot by Tyson Touro from long distance, 8 minutes into the match, got Uwe Nwachukwu's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Carlos Miguel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerry Moerman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Uwe Nwachukwu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Gaeta in the 19th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, GRÊMIO's goal looked a bit too open when Jerry Moerman came free, but Carlos Miguel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arí Terra got free with Uwe Nwachukwu in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 26 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goal looked a bit too open when Ettore Gaeta came free, but Uwe Nwachukwu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute, Jerry Moerman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Draconia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerry Moerman in the 35th minute of play forced GRÊMIO's goalkeeper Carlos Miguel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Miguel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerry Moerman in the 37th minute of the match. Carlos Miguel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Etienne Langhmans's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Liu Feng Guang was the one to do the kick off. If Liu Feng Guang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Etienne Langhmans could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Carlos Miguel made a huge save. When Tommie Verhelst fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Draconia's protests and gave Tommie Verhelst a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC Draconia getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Tommie Verhelst hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arí Terra in the 57th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Uwe Nwachukwu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Etienne Langhmans in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlos Miguel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A nice corner shot did that Štefko Stadnyuk got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Carlos Miguel quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The supporters of GRÊMIO booed when FC Draconia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Van Damme didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to GRÊMIO getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Cleto Amor hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ettore Gaeta in the 68th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Uwe Nwachukwu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Etienne Langhmans came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the FC Draconia 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 Etienne Langhmans couldn't finish the play. Uwe Nwachukwu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ettore Gaeta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute, Kristof Van Dessen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Klaus Dhondt kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Etienne Langhmans might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carlos Miguel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Etienne Langhmans ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, FC Draconia's Teo De Kelper got a free kick in the 90th minute. Uwe Nwachukwu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liu Feng Guang in the 91st minute of the match. Uwe Nwachukwu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ettore Gaeta, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After a rather tough play, FC Draconia's Štefko Stadnyuk got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Kristof Van Dessen kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match.