U23 World League

Sergio Pachon
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Cedro Palencia made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Club Getafe Deportivo getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Belarmino Castro hit a great ball. After having played for 5 minutes, Rafael Maria Van Meenen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. All Stars Gent's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafael Maria Van Meenen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With an all-out effort, Club Getafe Deportivo's Yvan Poets threw himself towards the right post 8 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hondo Roman, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When All Stars Gent's Siebe Luijten in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Getafe Deportivo's goalie prevented a goal. Eli De Paula hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Renato Rivera came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by All Stars Gent's Jesus Van Meenen. But to his dismay, Jesus Van Meenen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 16 minutes into the match, Club Getafe Deportivo's goal looked a bit too open when Jesus Van Meenen came free, but Renato Rivera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yvan Poets made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cedro Palencia in the 20th minute. Yvan Poets showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roldán Martinez in the 24th minute of the match. In the 25th match minute, All Stars Gent was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulus Everaerts to maneuver through the defense. Renato Rivera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Maria Van Meenen in the 27th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Rafael Maria Van Meenen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Renato Rivera. Club Getafe Deportivo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rafael Maria Van Meenen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Yvan Poets showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hondo Roman in the 41st minute of the match. All Stars Gent's Yvan Poets proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save All Stars Gent from getting a goal against them. Belarmino Castro's late challenge caught a All Stars Gent's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Belarmino Castro helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Club Getafe Deportivo getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Belarmino Castro hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

51 minutes into the game, one of Club Getafe Deportivo:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave All Stars Gent a penalty, 52 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rafael Maria Van Meenen, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Club Getafe Deportivo's Renato Rivera. 1-3. The supporters of All Stars Gent booed when Club Getafe Deportivo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cedro Palencia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jesus Van Meenen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Club Getafe Deportivo's Renato Rivera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesus Van Meenen in the 69th minute of play. A hard shot 73 in the game by Rafael Maria Van Meenen from a close distance when the talented Renato Rivera managed to make a qualified save. Club Getafe Deportivo's players were relieved. Mathijs de Pelsmaecker's late challenge caught a Club Getafe Deportivo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mathijs de Pelsmaecker helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 74th minute of the game. One of All Stars Gent:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Club Getafe Deportivo:s goal. Renato Rivera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Maria Van Meenen in the 80th minute of play. Jesus Van Meenen's late challenge caught a Club Getafe Deportivo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jesus Van Meenen helped the player get up and apologised. In the 81st match minute, All Stars Gent was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jesus Van Meenen to maneuver through the defense. Norbert Boegaert hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 83 minutes into the match, Club Getafe Deportivo's Eli De Paula broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Renato Rivera was a little too slow when Siebe Luijten got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 86th minute. The score was now 1-4. When All Stars Gent's Rafael Maria Van Meenen in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Getafe Deportivo's goalie prevented a goal. After 89 minutes, Rafael Maria Van Meenen made it 1-5 with a short kick to the right side. Club Getafe Deportivo's Renato Rivera tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 92 minutes, Narciso Vilanova mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Getafe Deportivo and the All Stars Gent players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Club Getafe Deportivo getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Narciso Vilanova hit a great ball. A collision led to Club Getafe Deportivo getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Roldán Martinez hit a great ball. Rafael Maria Van Meenen struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Renato Rivera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for All Stars Gent. 95 minutes into the match, Jesus Van Meenen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Renato Rivera. Club Getafe Deportivo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jesus Van Meenen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. In the 98th match minute, All Stars Gent was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulus Everaerts to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over All Stars Gent could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Club Getafe Deportivo throughout the match.