U23 World League

Rodenbachstadion
Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) North Hill United's Omer Vandamme 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. The throw-in from Oswald Binkert in the 3rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by North Hill United's Benjamin Clement. In the 4th match minute, Möhnsen FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricky Bonhoeffer to maneuver through the defense. Mo Canel kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Omer Vandamme recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Omer Vandamme kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Benedikt Lettinger. That made the score 2-0 in the 15 minute of play. In the 41st minute Ricky Bonhoeffer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vincent Dekeyser saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Möhnsen FC's zone, Omer Vandamme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benedikt Lettinger came out of the goal and Omer Vandamme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ricky Bonhoeffer to make the kick off. Benjamin Clement's late challenge caught a Möhnsen FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benjamin Clement helped the player get up and apologised. In the 53rd match minute, North Hill United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romeo Vandamme to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, North Hill United's Boudewijn Bauwens got a free kick in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, North Hill United's goalkeeper Vincent Dekeyser had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ricky Bonhoeffer. North Hill United's Vincent Dekeyser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricky Bonhoeffer in the 58th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Omer Vandamme managed to get in a good position for a shot. North Hill United's supporters rose to their feet, but Omer Vandamme was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benedikt Lettinger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. North Hill United made a substitution. Yanne De Langhe replaced Romeo Vandamme. North Hill United made a substitution. Brend Van Linthoudt replaced Omer Vandamme. Benedikt Lettinger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brend Van Linthoudt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 69 minutes, Brend Van Linthoudt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. North Hill United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Brend Van Linthoudt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 83rdth minute of the game Brend Van Linthoudt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Möhnsen FC's Benedikt Lettinger was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 85th minute, Brend Van Linthoudt made a precise shot to the right of Benedikt Lettinger. Möhnsen FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. 88 minutes into the match, North Hill United's goal looked a bit too open when Ricky Bonhoeffer came free, but Vincent Dekeyser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnauld Gramet's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benedikt Lettinger read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. Ricky Bonhoeffer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vincent Dekeyser having to interfere. North Hill United were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Möhnsen FC for a fine match.