U23 World League

Moisty Moire
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Youri Goolen made the kick off and thus started the match. Elivélton Cruz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jannes Swartenbroekx having to make a save. 14 minutes into the match, Flamenco United's goal looked a bit too open when Cesinha Marquez came free, but Jannes Swartenbroekx reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hamílton Proença took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jannes Swartenbroekx. Jannes Swartenbroekx dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Jannes Swartenbroekx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Júlio Varela in the 30th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, RÖK's goalkeeper Yan Pirani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Matthieu Leempoels. Robbie Van Eijken kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Cesinha Marquez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jannes Swartenbroekx. Flamenco United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cesinha Marquez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Júlio Varela stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Júlio Varela made a precise shot to the right of Jannes Swartenbroekx. Flamenco United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. After a rather tough play, Flamenco United's Lucien Bastiaens got a free kick in the 57th minute. The supporters of RÖK booed when Flamenco United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucien Bastiaens didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Júlio Varela got free with Jannes Swartenbroekx in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yan Pirani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matthieu Leempoels in the 68th minute of play. The nice shot from Júlio Varela in the 72ndth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Jannes Swartenbroekx had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. After a rather tough play, RÖK's Cesinha Marquez got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 78th match minute, RÖK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clemente Simões to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute Hamílton Proença shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jannes Swartenbroekx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Flamenco United defense, Júlio Varela 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 89th minute, Clemente Simões hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Clemente Simões fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RÖK's protests and gave Clemente Simões a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to RÖK getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Clemente Simões hit a great ball. Júlio Varela who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 95thth minute tested the skills of Jannes Swartenbroekx when he managed to save the team from getting behind.