U21 World League

De kikkerkazerne
Spectators: 7787 (Terracing: 5841, Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 155) Kickers United's Robbrecht Jonckers 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. 12 minutes into the game, TiGrEs Fx's Luciano Apukas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stanny Helssens made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Kickers United's Stanny Helssens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luciano Apukas in the 15th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Maxime Uytterhaegen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kickers United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TiGrEs Fx the free kick. In the 16th match minute, Kickers United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maxime Uytterhaegen to maneuver through the defense. 0-2 became the score in the 17th minute when Luciano Apukas elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Luciano Apukas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 24 minutes into the match, Luciano Apukas notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Kickers United's Stanny Helssens. Stanny Helssens was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Kickers United's Gregory Verhelst got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 33rd minute Luciano Apukas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stanny Helssens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kickers United's goalkeeper Stanny Helssens, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Wayne De Mey made in the 41st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Silvain De Raeijmaeker. Stanny Helssens came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by TiGrEs Fx's Jaunzuria Irisarri. But to his dismay, Jaunzuria Irisarri quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luciano Apukas to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Luciano Apukas lined in a short shot 0-5 behind a frustrated Stanny Helssens. Jaunzuria Irisarri charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jaunzuria Irisarri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Luciano Apukas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stanny Helssens came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by TiGrEs Fx's Luciano Apukas. But to his dismay, Luciano Apukas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. Stanny Helssens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Apukas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Luciano Apukas managed to get in a good position for a shot. TiGrEs Fx's supporters rose to their feet, but Luciano Apukas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stanny Helssens breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. TiGrEs Fx's Jaunzuria Irisarri got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stanny Helssens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Apukas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle sounded TiGrEs Fx left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Kickers United.