U23 World League

City Network Arena
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Niki Van Hoeyvelt took the kick off in the first half of the match. Zorion Carić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bram Van Wontergem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hallands Riviera's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Charl Delcroix was slow to take the kick. During this time KFC Paal-Tervant's players had a chance to rest. Charl Delcroix made a great header on KFC Paal-Tervant's corner, it was just that Hallands Riviera's Zorion Carić managed to reach the ball for a save. Reinaud De Schutter made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Andy Forsell sent off a good shot on target. Lucas Ahlquist's late challenge caught a KFC Paal-Tervant's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucas Ahlquist helped the player get up and apologised. 14 minutes into the match, KFC Paal-Tervant's Niki Van Hoeyvelt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zorion Carić narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 23 minutes into the match, KFC Paal-Tervant's goalkeeper Reinaud De Schutter had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Janusz Porazík. Zorion Carić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bram Van Wontergem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th match minute, Hallands Riviera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peter Peto to maneuver through the defense. Reinaud De Schutter made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andy Forsell in the 34th minute. Reinaud De Schutter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andy Forsell in the 37th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, Niki Van Hoeyvelt notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Hallands Riviera's Zorion Carić. Zorion Carić was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

51 minutes into the match, KFC Paal-Tervant's goal looked a bit too open when Andy Forsell came free, but Reinaud De Schutter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. KFC Paal-Tervant's Reinaud De Schutter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roger Blom in the 54th minute of play. The supporters of Hallands Riviera booed when KFC Paal-Tervant was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jerry Verbeeck didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 60 minutes of play, Hallands Riviera's Janusz Porazík made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Reinaud De Schutter was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Hallands Riviera booed when KFC Paal-Tervant was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bram Van Wontergem didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to KFC Paal-Tervant getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Lorenzo Philippaerts hit a great ball. When Roger Blom came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Hallands Riviera 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 Roger Blom couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Blom in the 66th minute of play forced KFC Paal-Tervant's goalkeeper Reinaud De Schutter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Niki Van Hoeyvelt struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Zorion Carić didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KFC Paal-Tervant. In the 70th match minute, Hallands Riviera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roger Blom to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute of the match Charl Delcroix sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zorion Carić skillfully saved the ball. Roger Blom hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Zorion Carić made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Bram Van Wontergem sent off a good shot on target. 76 minutes into the match, Hallands Riviera's goalkeeper Zorion Carić had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Niki Van Hoeyvelt. In the 77th minute Soleh Al-Habsy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reinaud De Schutter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lorenzo Philippaerts's late challenge caught a Hallands Riviera's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lorenzo Philippaerts helped the player get up and apologised. Hallands Riviera's Soleh Al-Habsy got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Reinaud De Schutter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Janusz Porazík, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Zorion Carić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niki Van Hoeyvelt in the 87th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andy Forsell in the 90th minute of play forced KFC Paal-Tervant's goalkeeper Reinaud De Schutter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute, Andy Forsell left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hallands Riviera fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. When Andy Forsell fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hallands Riviera's protests and gave Andy Forsell a yellow card for diving instead. Andy Forsell hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match.