U23 World League

Sacridome
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fredric Rudqvist started the match with the kick off. Arvid Bremming showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robbie Van Eijken, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After 5 minutes, Joseph Vermeulen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Flamenco United and the Sacri FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 5th minute, Joseph Vermeulen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joseph Vermeulen kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. A hard shot 8 in the game by Fredric Rudqvist from a close distance when the talented Jannes Swartenbroekx managed to make a qualified save. Flamenco United's players were relieved. A collision led to Sacri FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Kim Lind hit a great ball. Hannes De Reijck took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Arvid Bremming. Sacri FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Fredric Rudqvist's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jannes Swartenbroekx firmly grabbed it by the left post. Olov Berg lost his temper 20 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Olov Berg hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Flamenco United defense, Stig-Åke Asklund kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jannes Swartenbroekx. The Flamenco United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jannes Swartenbroekx should have stopped the shot. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Flamenco United's goalkeeper Jannes Swartenbroekx, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Youri Goolen to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Greger Arvidsson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Oliver Askelöf hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Flamenco United made a substitution. Edward Wuyts replaced Youri Goolen. In the 57th minute, Oliver Askelöf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flamenco United's Hannes De Reijck couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 58th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Sacri FC. Arvid Bremming showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Wuyts, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 63rd minute, Kim Lind hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jannes Swartenbroekx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fredric Rudqvist in the 67th minute of play. Arvid Bremming showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theo Van Haght, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Jannes Swartenbroekx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Greger Arvidsson in the 72nd minute of play. Greger Arvidsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jannes Swartenbroekx having to interfere. Arvid Bremming made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Wuyts in the 78th minute. With a little luck, Sacri FC's Arvid Bremming got control of the ball when Robbie Van Eijken tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jannes Swartenbroekx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fredric Rudqvist in the 81st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Wuyts in the 83rd minute of play forced Sacri FC's goalkeeper Arvid Bremming to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fredric Rudqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sacri FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.