U23 World League

Fox Hunting Arena!
Spectators: 7569 (Terracing: 5678, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gonzalo Ostargi took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Gonzalo Ostargi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mats Van Elsen was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. In the 8th minute, Jorg Vrijdags reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of German Guifre. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 14th minute Rene Oskitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mats Van Elsen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mats Van Elsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Olo in the 15th minute of play. A collision led to Garchofila FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Cristian Bartoli hit a great ball. The long shot by Jorg Vrijdags in the 19th minute really tested German Guifre's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kasper De Cat in the 24th minute of play forced Garchofila FC's goalkeeper German Guifre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fox Hunting Squad's Mats Van Elsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rene Oskitz in the 26th minute of play. Fox Hunting Squad's Mats Van Elsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Olo in the 31st minute of play. Mats Van Elsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Olo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mats Van Elsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzalo Ostargi in the 40th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Fox Hunting Squad's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Ostargi came free, but Mats Van Elsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Fox Hunting Squad's goalie and right to Alvaro Jesco. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Fox Hunting Squad's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. German Guifre made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Aaron De Wit sent off a good shot on target. Mats Van Elsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Ostargi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Jorg Vrijdags made the kick off in the second half. Mats Van Elsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Bartoleme in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 57th match minute, Fox Hunting Squad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron De Wit to maneuver through the defense. Fox Hunting Squad's defense didn't have a chance, in the 58th minute, when Sebastian Bartoleme scored to the left of an out of position Mats Van Elsen, making the score, 1-1. With a little luck, Fox Hunting Squad's Mats Van Elsen got control of the ball when Rene Oskitz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mats Van Elsen made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Gonzalo Ostargi sent off a good shot on target. Jonathan Olo hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. After 69 minutes of play, Fox Hunting Squad's Jorg Vrijdags made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. German Guifre was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mathis Verduin's late challenge caught a Garchofila FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mathis Verduin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 72nd minute, Mathis Verduin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Garchofila FC's Amadeo Thomas was substituted for Gonzalo Ostargi. The supporters of Garchofila FC booed when Fox Hunting Squad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathis Verduin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76thth minute of the game Sebastian Bartoleme who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fox Hunting Squad's Mats Van Elsen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Kasper De Cat fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fox Hunting Squad's protests and gave Kasper De Cat a yellow card for diving instead. Kasper De Cat kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonathan Olo got free with Mats Van Elsen in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With 82 minutes on the clock, Gilles Philippaerts commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Gilles Philippaerts kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Jonathan Olo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Garchofila FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonathan Olo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mats Van Elsen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fox Hunting Squad's Mats Van Elsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amadeo Thomas in the 86th minute of play. Amadeo Thomas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 90thth minute, Mats Van Elsen skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeo Thomas in the 96th minute of play forced Fox Hunting Squad's goalkeeper Mats Van Elsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.