U23 World League

Fox Hunting Arena!
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jorg Vrijdags started the match with the kick off. Robbin Panhuyse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lesardo Abello in the 3rd minute of the match. Favila Abalos kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jorg Vrijdags got free with Tanio Abeita in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 18th minute Favila Abalos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robbin Panhuyse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robbin Panhuyse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lesardo Abello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aaron De Wit charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aaron De Wit the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Fox Hunting Squad's Aaron De Wit got a free kick in the 21st minute. If Fernando Arismendi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, Fox Hunting Squad's goal looked a bit too open when Lesardo Abello came free, but Robbin Panhuyse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 30 minutes, Sendoa Aballe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Mandarina Mecánica and the Fox Hunting Squad players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 30th minute, Sendoa Aballe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Bart-Jan Allaert came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Fox Hunting Squad 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 Bart-Jan Allaert couldn't finish the play. In the 40th minute, Sendoa Aballe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rob Van der Meiren's late challenge caught a La Mandarina Mecánica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rob Van der Meiren helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Fox Hunting Squad's Rob Van der Meiren got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Robbin Panhuyse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leobardo Abajas in the 46th minute of the match. Kasper De Cat's late challenge caught a La Mandarina Mecánica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kasper De Cat helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of La Mandarina Mecánica booed when Fox Hunting Squad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kasper De Cat didn't get a good kick on the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leobardo Abajas was the one to do the kick off. Juan Pablo Magallanes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Robbin Panhuyse made a huge save. La Mandarina Mecánica's Tanio Abeita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eddy Volders in the 52nd minute of play. Robbin Panhuyse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leobardo Abajas in the 55th minute of play. La Mandarina Mecánica's Leobardo Abajas got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aaron De Wit got his second yellow card in the match during the 57th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Aaron De Wit hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Fox Hunting Squad's zone, Leobardo Abajas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robbin Panhuyse came out of the goal and Leobardo Abajas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. La Mandarina Mecánica's Favila Abalos got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leobardo Abajas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fernando Arismendi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Robbin Panhuyse made a huge save. Robbin Panhuyse stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leobardo Abajas's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Robbin Panhuyse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leobardo Abajas in the 71st minute of play. La Mandarina Mecánica's Tanio Abeita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kasper De Cat in the 74th minute of play. Robbin Panhuyse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lesardo Abello in the 80th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Fox Hunting Squad's zone, Leobardo Abajas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robbin Panhuyse came out of the goal and Leobardo Abajas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Favila Abalos during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Favila Abalos kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. After 84 played minutes La Mandarina Mecánica got a freekick which was hit by Pello Abechuco. Bart-Jan Allaert was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 85th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After 88 played minutes Fox Hunting Squad got a freekick which was hit by Rob Van der Meiren. Robbin Panhuyse made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Estevam Abellaneda sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Fox Hunting Squad's Robbin Panhuyse got control of the ball when Leobardo Abajas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.