U23 World League

Alfredo M. Beranger
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Omer Vandamme made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute Omer Vandamme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Eyague saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute, Omer Vandamme ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Donato Eyague was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Fidel Eduino hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 10 minutes into the match, Omer Vandamme had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Donato Eyague. Gasoleros FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Omer Vandamme was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. David De Raeijmaecker's late challenge caught a Gasoleros FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David De Raeijmaecker helped the player get up and apologised. Fidel Eduino hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Gasoleros FC's zone, Omer Vandamme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Donato Eyague 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. When Fidel Eduino fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gasoleros FC's protests and gave Fidel Eduino a yellow card for diving instead. Fidel Eduino hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Gasoleros FC defense, Omer Vandamme kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Donato Eyague. The Gasoleros FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Donato Eyague should have stopped the shot. Omer Vandamme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Donato Eyague tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Donato Eyague made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David De Raeijmaecker in the 28th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Omer Vandamme had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Donato Eyague. Gasoleros FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Omer Vandamme was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Omer Vandamme's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Donato Eyague read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Omer Vandamme ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Donato Eyague was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. Donato Eyague didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Omer Vandamme went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. Fidel Eduino made in the 46th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gilberto Guerrero however managed to control. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-8 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The referee gave North Hill United a penalty, 56 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Cadwaladr Carabajal, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Gasoleros FC's Donato Eyague. 0-10. After 59 minutes of play, North Hill United's Omer Vandamme made it 0-11 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Donato Eyague was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 62nd minute Omer Vandamme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Eyague saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute, Omer Vandamme ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Donato Eyague was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-12. North Hill United made a substitution. Yanne De Langhe replaced Romeo Vandamme. Donato Eyague was a little too slow when Omer Vandamme got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 70th minute. The score was now 0-13. North Hill United's Mil Vandamme was substituted for Omer Vandamme. Waut Limpens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eleuterio Beliran in the 76th minute of play. Donato Eyague made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mil Vandamme in the 78th minute of play. After recieving a nice pass, North Hill United's Cadwaladr Carabajal tried to score from far away in the 83rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mil Vandamme got free with Donato Eyague in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. North Hill United's David De Raeijmaecker got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Mil Vandamme came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the North Hill United 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 Mil Vandamme couldn't finish the play. When the match was over North Hill United could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Gasoleros FC throughout the match.