U21 World League

Estadio Paragüil
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sebastian Nataniel took the kick off in the first half of the match. Matthieu Leempoels received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Ildefonso Tiso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matthieu Leempoels in the 7th minute of play forced Paragüil FC's goalkeeper Ildefonso Tiso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Matthieu Leempoels put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ildefonso Tiso. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Theo Van Haght during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sebastian Nataniel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Christoff Dirckx made a huge save. 19 minutes into the match, Paragüil FC's goal looked a bit too open when Matthieu Leempoels came free, but Ildefonso Tiso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Youri Goolen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ildefonso Tiso was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After a rather tough play, Flamenco United's Theo Van Haght got a free kick in the 25th minute. Vicente Dechamps took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ildefonso Tiso. Ildefonso Tiso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. 35 minutes into the match, Aureliano Mirande had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christoff Dirckx. Flamenco United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aureliano Mirande was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Ildefonso Tiso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matthieu Leempoels, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Youri Goolen in the 42nd minute of play forced Paragüil FC's goalkeeper Ildefonso Tiso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christoff Dirckx made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Aureliano Mirande sent off a good shot on target. In the 44th minute Sebastian Nataniel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christoff Dirckx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute of the match Gabriel Ellande sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Christoff Dirckx skillfully saved the ball.

The wind increased when Youri Goolen made the kick off in the second half. Theo Van Haght kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Flamenco United's Theo Van Haght dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5. After having played for 61 minutes, Edward Wuyts managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Flamenco United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edward Wuyts was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joseph Vermeulen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Ildefonso Tiso made a huge save. Matthieu Leempoels could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Ildefonso Tiso made a huge save. 75 minutes into the match, Edward Wuyts notched a goal, 2-6, to the right of Paragüil FC's Ildefonso Tiso. Ildefonso Tiso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet as Flamenco United's Vicente Dechamps slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ildefonso Tiso. That made the score 2-7 after 80 minutes of play. Aureliano Mirande received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Christoff Dirckx tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 88 minutes of play, Paragüil FC's Aureliano Mirande made it 3-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christoff Dirckx was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 94th minute, Aureliano Mirande left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Paragüil FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-7. Flamenco United's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.