U21 World League

Down Park
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The audience was convinced that Joseph Neels's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xepe Gandia was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. In the 6th minute, Pepito Sacristán fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Xepe Gandia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boudewijn Lanfan, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Joseph Neels fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xepe Gandia having to interfere. The Bruly fans' excitement grew in the 14th match minute when Bruly's Erwin-Alexander Beckers looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Xepe Gandia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boudewijn Lanfan, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 22nd minute, Ricardo Yeste hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Wesley Oelaerts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Bruly's Erwin-Alexander Beckers got a free kick in the 28th minute. Ricardo Yeste hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute of the match Wesley Oelaerts shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Xepe Gandia showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Xepe Gandia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joseph Neels in the 35th minute of play. After 37 played minutes Downchester City got a freekick which was hit by Carlo Domingo. 44 minutes into the match, Joseph Neels notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Downchester City's Xepe Gandia. Xepe Gandia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Joseph Neels made the kick off in the second half. Xepe Gandia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernst Melkval, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After 54 minutes, Karel-Jan Van Eyck mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bruly and the Downchester City players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bruly's Karel-Jan Van Eyck got a free kick in the 54th minute. Xepe Gandia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joseph Neels in the 56th minute. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Joseph Neels took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Xepe Gandia to make any attempt to save it. Rudy Duchateau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xanti Jareño, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pepito Sacristán in the 60th minute of play forced Bruly's goalkeeper Rudy Duchateau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rudy Duchateau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pepito Sacristán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 63 minutes into the match, Bruly's goal looked a bit too open when Xanti Jareño came free, but Rudy Duchateau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 65 minutes, Xanti Jareño managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Downchester City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xanti Jareño was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Erwin-Alexander Beckers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Xepe Gandia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joseph Neels in the 70th minute. The supporters of Downchester City booed when Bruly was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gregoire De Weijgaert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xepe Gandia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boudewijn Lanfan in the 74th minute of the match. Rudy Duchateau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pepito Sacristán in the 80th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, Josep Odín left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Downchester City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. In the 88th minute Pepito Sacristán shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rudy Duchateau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 91 minutes, Xanti Jareño managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Downchester City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xanti Jareño was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.