U23 World League

Jorge ELCAMELLO Soto
Spectators: 7627 (Terracing: 5721, Seating: 1754, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Matthy Verlinden started the match with the kick off. Tobiasz Bambas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Mattheo Caspers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 7 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's goal looked a bit too open when Tobiasz Bambas came free, but Mattheo Caspers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mattheo Caspers stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Garaile Freijo's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Mattheo Caspers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tobiasz Bambas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. RESISTIR SC were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after AFC Koolkerke's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Oskarbi Bornes took the corner. After taking down the ball on RESISTIR SC's corner Oskarbi Bornes fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mattheo Caspers quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, AFC Koolkerke's Laurend De Raedemaeker got a free kick in the 21st minute. Mattheo Caspers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobiasz Bambas in the 23rd minute of play. In the 25th match minute, RESISTIR SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jesus Ribera to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of RESISTIR SC booed when AFC Koolkerke was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laurend De Raedemaeker didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arthur-Maurits Van Kestbeek kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, AFC Koolkerke's Gery Walder got a free kick in the 31st minute. AFC Koolkerke's Mattheo Caspers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otsoko Bodegas in the 33rd minute of play. Arthur-Maurits Van Kestbeek hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Oskarbi Bornes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mattheo Caspers read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. AFC Koolkerke's Mattheo Caspers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otsoko Bodegas in the 41st minute of play.

RESISTIR SC's Montxo Criales suffered a concussion in the 53rd minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Arthur-Maurits Van Kestbeek charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arthur-Maurits Van Kestbeek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. RESISTIR SC's Poncio Guanes was substituted for Montxo Criales. Mattheo Caspers came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by RESISTIR SC's Otsoko Bodegas. But to his dismay, Otsoko Bodegas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. The audience was convinced that Otsoko Bodegas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mattheo Caspers was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. 61 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's goal looked a bit too open when Otsoko Bodegas came free, but Mattheo Caspers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the game, RESISTIR SC's Zarando Puente nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mattheo Caspers made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Otsoko Bodegas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mattheo Caspers having to interfere. When Garaile Freijo came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the RESISTIR SC 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 Garaile Freijo couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matthy Verlinden got free with Karl-Magnus Strömqvist in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Otsoko Bodegas in the 79th minute of play forced AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Mattheo Caspers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's goal looked a bit too open when Otsoko Bodegas came free, but Mattheo Caspers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's goal looked a bit too open when Zarando Puente came free, but Mattheo Caspers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mattheo Caspers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobiasz Bambas in the 84th minute of the match. After having played for 86 minutes, Joris Dhondt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC Koolkerke's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joris Dhondt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zarando Puente might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mattheo Caspers. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zarando Puente ran back to his position shaking his head. 87 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's goal looked a bit too open when Zarando Puente came free, but Mattheo Caspers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of RESISTIR SC booed when AFC Koolkerke was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laurend De Raedemaeker didn't get a good kick on the ball. 92 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's Joris Dhondt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Karl-Magnus Strömqvist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. RESISTIR SC fully deserved thier win.