U23 World League

Círculo De Federales
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) real dixmuda's Max Lijsens started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Didier Lingier made in the 3rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Federales FC Ψ OFF's Pablo Rotchen. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ömer Şahin got free with Gerard Verhaghe in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Didier Lingier hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Max Lijsens in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silas Bastos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ömer Şahin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Gerard Verhaghe made a huge save. real dixmuda's Gerard Verhaghe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofilo Quiroga in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Eddy Verhagen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 17 minutes into the match, real dixmuda's goalkeeper Gerard Verhaghe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ömer Şahin. In the 23rd match minute, real dixmuda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomas-Jan Rouvoet to maneuver through the defense. 38 minutes into the game, Federales FC Ψ OFF's Ömer Şahin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gerard Verhaghe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 42nd minute, Federales FC Ψ OFF's Teofilo Quiroga dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ömer Şahin to make the kick off. When Thomas-Jan Rouvoet came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the real dixmuda fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Thomas-Jan Rouvoet couldn't finish the play. 54 minutes into the match, Teofilo Quiroga notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of real dixmuda's Gerard Verhaghe. Gerard Verhaghe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 60 minutes into the match, real dixmuda's goal looked a bit too open when Teofilo Quiroga came free, but Gerard Verhaghe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. real dixmuda's Rein De Schepper suffered a sore thigh after 69 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Ömer Şahin fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Federales FC Ψ OFF's protests and gave Ömer Şahin a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Federales FC Ψ OFF's Pablo Rotchen got a free kick in the 79th minute. Max Lijsenss short, quick shot in the 81stth minute got Silas Bastos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Silas Bastos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Max Lijsens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the match, Federales FC Ψ OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Max Lijsens came free, but Silas Bastos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ermegildo Blai kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. The throw-in from Prospero Panpili in the 89th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by real dixmuda's Thomas-Jan Rouvoet. In the 91st minute Berten Sommers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silas Bastos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ermegildo Blai hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Federales FC Ψ OFF were victorious despite being under pressure from real dixmuda for much of the match.