U23 World League

Stars Dome
Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antonio Pinal in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yvan Poets prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yvan Poets didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Antonio Pinal went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 26 minutes into the game, Siebe Luijten was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. All Stars Gent's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Harry Cool the free kick. After 26 played minutes All Stars Gent got a freekick which was hit by Siebe Luijten. After a defensive mix-up in All Stars Gent's zone, Antonio Pinal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yvan Poets came out of the goal and Antonio Pinal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yvan Poets showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Pinal in the 30th minute of the match. 30 minutes in the game, Antonio Pinal dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Jan Melkval hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Theo Vandendriessche made in the 39th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Siebe Luijten immediately put the ball in play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Siebe Luijten was the one to do the kick off. Yvan Poets made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cole Staggard in the 52nd minute. Amos Buckland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesus Van Meenen, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. A collision led to All Stars Gent getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Jesucristo Van Meenen hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Harry Cool's Jaffery Kesi tried to score from far away in the 58th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Yvan Poets didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Antonio Pinal went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Yvan Poets showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Pinal, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Harry Cool's Amos Buckland 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. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by Harry Cool's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rafael Maria Van Meenen was slow to take the kick. During this time All Stars Gent's players had a chance to rest. The supporters of All Stars Gent booed when Harry Cool was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enrique Parada didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amos Buckland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siebe Luijten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amos Buckland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Maria Van Meenen in the 74th minute of play. Cole Staggard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yvan Poets having to interfere. After 88 played minutes All Stars Gent got a freekick which was hit by Norbert Boegaert. In the 89th minute, All Stars Gent's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Antonio Pinal fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Theo Vandendriessche charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Theo Vandendriessche the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th match minute, All Stars Gent was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Theo Vandendriessche to maneuver through the defense.