U23 World League

Beeker Arena
Spectators: 7832 (Terracing: 5875, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 156) Manu Rosseels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 狄夕远 in the 2nd minute of play. Vítor Damas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilian Ramps in the 3rd minute. Manu Rosseels took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Bouzas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronald Meynen kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. When Ronald Meynen got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for Beek City. When Gilian Ramps came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Beek City 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 Gilian Ramps couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Beek City getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Ronald Meynen hit a great ball. Ian Loureiro hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Yavuzalp Eroğul hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Gilian Ramps might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vítor Damas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gilian Ramps ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 22nd minute of the match, Gilian Ramps got a very nice opportunity to score, but Vítor Damas was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 25th minute Beek City were awarded a corner. Tostão van Beek went to the cornerflag to take it. 26 minutes into the game, Rafael Bouzas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Esquadrão Lusitano's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Beek City the free kick. A collision led to Esquadrão Lusitano getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Rafael Bouzas hit a great ball. In the 27th minute, Tostão van Beek got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gilian Ramps in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vítor Damas saved Esquadrão Lusitano from getting behind. After 34 played minutes Beek City got a freekick which was hit by Tomm Van Aarschot. A collision led to Beek City getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Frits De Bruyn hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the match, Beek City's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Bouzas came free, but Manu Rosseels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Beek City's Gilian Ramps in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Esquadrão Lusitano's goalie prevented a goal. Beek City's Manu Rosseels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yavuzalp Eroğul in the 41st minute of play. Vítor Damas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tostão van Beek, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 狄夕远 made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Przemyslaw Indyk got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 57 minutes into the match, Beek City's Gilian Ramps sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vítor Damas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Tostão van Beek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd minute, Gilian Ramps got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Tostão van Beek scored 1-0 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vítor Damas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cândido Mendonça kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After 72 played minutes Esquadrão Lusitano got a freekick which was hit by Ian Loureiro. When Gilian Ramps came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Beek City 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 Gilian Ramps couldn't finish the play. Vítor Damas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tostão van Beek in the 75th minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Ken Goffeyn ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vítor Damas was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. The audience was convinced that Tostão van Beek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vítor Damas was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Tostão van Beek made a great header on Beek City's corner, it was just that Esquadrão Lusitano's Vítor Damas managed to reach the ball for a save. After having played for 94 minutes, Gilian Ramps managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Beek City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilian Ramps was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 96 minutes into the match, Gilian Ramps had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vítor Damas. Esquadrão Lusitano's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gilian Ramps was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Beek City's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.