U23 World League

Fauna Utd Arena
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Basilio Vito took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Van Clijnebreugel in the 3rd minute of play forced Club Real Cantera's goalkeeper Cecilio Ferrando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cecilio Ferrando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robben De Vlaeminck in the 7th minute of play. Nicasio Etor hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute Basilio Vito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gino Van Deijck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wout Rosbach charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wout Rosbach the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Wout Rosbach hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute Abel Van Clijnebreugel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cecilio Ferrando saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Club Real Cantera's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Van Clijnebreugel came free, but Cecilio Ferrando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cecilio Ferrando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ive Beckers in the 23rd minute of the match. After 27 minutes, Elvio Ixidor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Real Cantera and the Fauna Utd players grew even worse after the yellow card. Elvio Ixidor hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute of the match, Robben De Vlaeminck tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cecilio Ferrando saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Club Real Cantera's Cecilio Ferrando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robben De Vlaeminck in the 34th minute of play. Abel Van Clijnebreugel got the audience’s attention when, from a short distance, he fired away a great shot in the 36th minute of the game. The shot hit the left post and bounced out. A collision led to Fauna Utd getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Willy De Becker hit a great ball. In the 41st minute Basilio Vito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gino Van Deijck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cecilio Ferrando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abel Van Clijnebreugel in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Robben De Vlaeminck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Cecilio Ferrando 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 59th minute. Gino Van Deijck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aaron Indalecio, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Club Real Cantera's Cecilio Ferrando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Van Clijnebreugel in the 64th minute of play. Tomas Guifre scored 0-1 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gino Van Deijck, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 73 minutes into the game, Club Real Cantera's Tomas Guifre nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gino Van Deijck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 76th minute of the match, Basilio Vito tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gino Van Deijck saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Cecilio Ferrando 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 81st minute. Club Real Cantera were furious when Urbano Cordairo was red carded, 85 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Fauna Utd's Abel Van Clijnebreugel got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Club Real Cantera supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Club Real Cantera would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.