U23 World League

Camp Nou
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Işıkalp Zaik made the kick off and thus started the match. Barsa FC's Vinicio Frederico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qiu Feng Guo in the 4th minute of play. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Barsa FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Yvan Loos was slow to take the kick. During this time Purple Talents's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Purple Talents's corner Yvan Loos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Vinicio Frederico quite easily take care of the ball. In the 7th minute Lautaro Martine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steve Van der Veeken saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Steve Van der Veeken showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teo Ospetsu in the 8th minute of the match. Steve Van der Veeken showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teo Ospetsu, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. When Kristiaan Van den Haute came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Purple Talents 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 Kristiaan Van den Haute couldn't finish the play. Purple Talents's Steve Van der Veeken played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teo Ospetsu in the 17th minute of play. Vinicio Frederico had in the 19thth minute some difficulties stopping Qiu Feng Guo's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Steve Van der Veeken showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Işıkalp Zaik in the 24th minute of the match. Steve Van der Veeken showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Işıkalp Zaik, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After 27 played minutes Purple Talents got a freekick which was hit by Donato Azevedo. Steve Van der Veeken didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Işıkalp Zaik went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Steve Van der Veeken made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Lautaro Martine sent off a good shot on target. In the 36th minute, Işıkalp Zaik reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Steve Van der Veeken. The goal made the score 2-0. After having played for 41 minutes, Qiu Feng Guo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Purple Talents's supporters crossed their fingers, but Qiu Feng Guo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Qiu Feng Guo made the kick off in the second half. Steve Van der Veeken showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barnaba Karanewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Kristiaan Van den Haute put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Vinicio Frederico. Teo Ospetsu hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 61stth minute of the game Qiu Feng Guo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Barsa FC's Vinicio Frederico was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Steve Van der Veeken made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Işıkalp Zaik in the 63rd minute of play. Santiago Koffidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Vinicio Frederico tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute Lautaro Martine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steve Van der Veeken saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute Işıkalp Zaik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steve Van der Veeken saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barnaba Karanewski hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Purple Talents made a substitution. Reemy Godefroid replaced Michel Batistuta. In the 76th match minute, Barsa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Barnaba Karanewski to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute, Reemy Godefroid fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Vinicio Frederico, passed just outside the right post. Lautaro Martine's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Steve Van der Veeken read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. A hard shot 83 in the game by Santiago Koffidis from a close distance when the talented Vinicio Frederico managed to make a qualified save. Barsa FC's players were relieved. Barsa FC's Vinicio Frederico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reemy Godefroid in the 91st minute of play. After 94 minutes, Gaspar Peyo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barsa FC and the Purple Talents players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Reemy Godefroid fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Purple Talents's protests and gave Reemy Godefroid a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Purple Talents's Reemy Godefroid got a free kick in the 96th minute. In the 97th minute of the match Gaspar Peyo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Steve Van der Veeken showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Barsa FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Purple Talents for a fine match.