U23 World League

Fauna Utd Arena
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abel Van Clijnebreugel took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Manolis Kalergis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gino Van Deijck was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 10th minute, Abel Van Clijnebreugel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iordanis Kopanakis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Iordanis Kopanakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abel Van Clijnebreugel, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Charis Droumalias in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gino Van Deijck prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 23rd minute, Abel Van Clijnebreugel reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Iordanis Kopanakis. The goal made the score 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Van Clijnebreugel in the 27th minute of play forced Seahawks V55's goalkeeper Iordanis Kopanakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giotis Diamantopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Abel Van Clijnebreugel might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iordanis Kopanakis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abel Van Clijnebreugel ran back to his position shaking his head. Iordanis Kopanakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abel Van Clijnebreugel in the 37th minute of play. After 38 played minutes Seahawks V55 got a freekick which was hit by Giannis Nekos. After 48 played minutes Fauna Utd got a freekick which was hit by Abel Van Clijnebreugel. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Charis Droumalias stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Fauna Utd booed when Seahawks V55 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giannis Nekos didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Seahawks V55 getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Nikos Tsimilis hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ive Beckers in the 57th minute of play forced Seahawks V55's goalkeeper Iordanis Kopanakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fauna Utd's Gino Van Deijck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigoris Papaggelou in the 58th minute of play. Iordanis Kopanakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Willem-Jan Paelemans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iordanis Kopanakis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ive Beckers went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. If Abel Van Clijnebreugel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willem-Jan Paelemans in the 75th minute of play forced Seahawks V55's goalkeeper Iordanis Kopanakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iordanis Kopanakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abel Van Clijnebreugel in the 78th minute of play. 80 minutes into the game, Fauna Utd's Ive Beckers nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iordanis Kopanakis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. A collision led to Fauna Utd getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Vic De Geutter hit a great ball. 94 minutes into the game, Grigoris Papaggelou recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gino Van Deijck. Grigoris Papaggelou showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-3.