World League

Colosseum
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) AEK S.C's Thalis Krommidas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Donzel Goyeneta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Axell Verduin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donzel Goyeneta in the 6th minute of play forced FC Gullegem's goalkeeper Axell Verduin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thalis Krommidas in the 10th minute of play forced FC Gullegem's goalkeeper Axell Verduin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 13 minutes into the game, when Waut Du Molin put in a rough tackle. Waut Du Molin hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. The audience held their breath when Rodrigo Hats in the 15th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Axell Verduin's left hand side. Thanasis Koltsidas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pieter Teurfs, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Axell Verduin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thalis Krommidas in the 22nd minute of the match. Emanuel De Roest hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. FC Gullegem's Axell Verduin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thalis Krommidas in the 24th minute of play. Thalis Krommidas might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Axell Verduin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thalis Krommidas ran back to his position shaking his head. 37 minutes into the game, AEK S.C's Thalis Krommidas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Axell Verduin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Pierre-Paul Callaerts kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. FC Gullegem's Axell Verduin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Carreira in the 45th minute of play. After 46 played minutes FC Gullegem got a freekick which was hit by Pieter Teurfs. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Pieter Teurfs made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, FC Gullegem's goalkeeper Axell Verduin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kevin Carreira. When Rodrigo Hats fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AEK S.C's protests and gave Rodrigo Hats a yellow card for diving instead. FC Gullegem made a substitution. Robby De Graef replaced Jonathan Vrijdag. If Joe Vandamme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Axell Verduin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donzel Goyeneta in the 64th minute of the match. Axell Verduin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vaggelis Mitsiou, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Joe Vandamme hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vaggelis Mitsiou in the 72nd minute of play forced FC Gullegem's goalkeeper Axell Verduin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Axell Verduin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vaggelis Mitsiou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Pieter Teurfs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. AEK S.C's Thomas Papatrechas was substituted for João Francisco de Andrade. FC Gullegem's Axell Verduin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vaggelis Mitsiou in the 82nd minute of play. Axell Verduin made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Kevin Carreira sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 86 minutes, Robby De Graef managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Gullegem's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robby De Graef was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rodrigo Hats got a throw-in 90 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Donzel Goyeneta. After a rather tough play, AEK S.C's Rodrigo Hats got a free kick in the 92nd minute. The AEK S.C supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AEK S.C would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.