U23 World League

San Roque Stadium
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hector Pinilla made the kick off which started today's match. After some careless play in the Forza Heppenbach defense, Julio De Diego kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bernard Ryers. The Forza Heppenbach fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bernard Ryers should have stopped the shot. In the 8thth minute of the game Ward Raeymakers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but San Roque FC's Alexander Pérez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. San Roque FC's Alexander Pérez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruben de Wolf in the 9th minute of play. After 10 played minutes San Roque FC got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Briceño. Bernard Ryers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julio De Diego, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Alexander Pérez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ward Raeymakers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romel Villarreal hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ward Raeymakers in the 30th minute of play forced San Roque FC's goalkeeper Alexander Pérez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruben de Wolf struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Alexander Pérez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Forza Heppenbach. Alexander Pérez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ward Raeymakers in the 36th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hector Pinilla got free with Bernard Ryers in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. San Roque FC's Alexander Pérez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ward Raeymakers in the 40th minute of play. Forza Heppenbach's Bernard Ryers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Forza Heppenbach from getting a goal against them. Ward Raeymakers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ward Raeymakers was the one to do the kick off. If Ward Raeymakers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th match minute, Forza Heppenbach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Richey Bernaerts to maneuver through the defense. Hendrik-Jan Goddez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Ruben de Wolf had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 69 minutes, Jorne Vits managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Forza Heppenbach's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorne Vits was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 70 minutes into the match, Forza Heppenbach's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Pinilla came free, but Bernard Ryers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexander Pérez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ward Raeymakers's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. If Jorne Vits had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute Dimitri Gielis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Pérez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Jorne Vits had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bernard Ryers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julio De Diego, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Ward Raeymakers could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Alexander Pérez made a huge save. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind San Roque FC's goalkeeper Alexander Pérez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Augustijn Luytens kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Julio De Diego's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernard Ryers was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. San Roque FC were victorious despite being under pressure from Forza Heppenbach for much of the match.