U23 World League

Koolkerke Stadion
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Matthy Verlinden kicked off to start the match. A collision led to KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Gwidon Glogowski hit a great ball. In the 8th minute, Arthur-Maurits Van Kestbeek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 15 played minutes, AFC Koolkerke's Jakob Viskens shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Damazy Osielski came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AFC Koolkerke reached it. After some careless play in the AFC Koolkerke defense, Slawomir Wojciechowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mattheo Caspers. The AFC Koolkerke fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mattheo Caspers should have stopped the shot. 21 minutes into the match, Elías Olsson notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of AFC Koolkerke's Mattheo Caspers. Mattheo Caspers was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Slawomir Wojciechowski in the 23rd minute of play forced AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Mattheo Caspers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC Koolkerke's Joris Dhondt got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mattheo Caspers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Sozzi in the 34th minute of the match. Mattheo Caspers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Slawomir Wojciechowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. If Claudio Sozzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aureliusz Jaworski in the 39th minute of play forced AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Mattheo Caspers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damazy Osielski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joris Dhondt in the 44th minute of the match. After 44 played minutes KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A got a freekick which was hit by Elías Olsson. The supporters of KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A booed when AFC Koolkerke was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joris Dhondt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Slawomir Wojciechowski was the one to do the kick off. Mattheo Caspers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elías Olsson in the 51st minute. Slawomir Wojciechowski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Mattheo Caspers made a huge save. 55 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Mattheo Caspers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Slawomir Wojciechowski. Mattheo Caspers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elías Olsson in the 57th minute of play. Damazy Osielski came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by AFC Koolkerke's Joris Dhondt. But to his dismay, Joris Dhondt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. 64 minutes into the match, Elías Olsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mattheo Caspers. AFC Koolkerke's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elías Olsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Damazy Osielski came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by AFC Koolkerke's Matthy Verlinden. But to his dismay, Matthy Verlinden quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-4. Claudio Sozzi struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Mattheo Caspers didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A. Matthy Verlinden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Damazy Osielski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matthy Verlinden sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mattheo Caspers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elías Olsson in the 85th minute. AFC Koolkerke's Mattheo Caspers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slawomir Wojciechowski in the 88th minute of play. AFC Koolkerke were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jakob Viskens took the corner. The corner ended in Jakob Viskens almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's Damazy Osielski did a great save. KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.