World League

LeRoeulx
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vitaliy van der Aa took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GrassNuts FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 10 minutes in the game, Vitaliy van der Aa dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 12 minutes into the game, Teun Verbraecken was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LeRoeulx's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GrassNuts FC the free kick. After 12 played minutes LeRoeulx got a freekick which was hit by Teun Verbraecken. After some careless play in the LeRoeulx defense, Vitaliy van der Aa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnout Van Dessel. The LeRoeulx fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnout Van Dessel should have stopped the shot. 16 minutes into the game, GrassNuts FC's Vitaliy van der Aa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnout Van Dessel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 19 minutes into the game, GrassNuts FC's Emmanuel Dennis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnout Van Dessel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Vitaliy van der Aa sped through LeRoeulx's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arnout Van Dessel. Emmanuel Dennis struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Arnout Van Dessel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GrassNuts FC. 35 minutes into the game, Emmanuel Dennis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Arnout Van Dessel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emmanuel Dennis in the 40th minute of play forced LeRoeulx's goalkeeper Arnout Van Dessel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Van Dessel came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by GrassNuts FC's Pierre-Emile Højbjerg. But to his dismay, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. Esbjörn Tunander made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Tim Louis sent off a good shot on target.

Arnout Van Dessel was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Vitaliy van der Aa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 52 minute of play. Vitaliy van der Aa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arnout Van Dessel having to make a save. In the 57th minute, Vitaliy van der Aa fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Vitaliy van der Aa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 61st minute, GrassNuts FC's Vitaliy van der Aa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Arnout Van Dessel. Arnout Van Dessel yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-11. LeRoeulx's defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Vitaliy van der Aa scored to the left of an out of position Arnout Van Dessel, making the score, 0-12. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in the 73rd minute of play forced LeRoeulx's goalkeeper Arnout Van Dessel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Van Dessel was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Emmanuel Dennis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-13 in the 73 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as GrassNuts FC's Vitaliy van der Aa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arnout Van Dessel. That made the score 0-14 after 77 minutes of play. LeRoeulx's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Philip Åkerman 83 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-15. The GrassNuts FC fans' excitement grew in the 85th match minute when GrassNuts FC's Philip Åkerman looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-16 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a little luck, LeRoeulx's Arnout Van Dessel got control of the ball when Emmanuel Dennis tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Martial Stuijckens fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LeRoeulx's protests and gave Martial Stuijckens a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to LeRoeulx getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Martial Stuijckens hit a great ball. Arnout Van Dessel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vitaliy van der Aa in the 91st minute. 95 minutes into the match, Vitaliy van der Aa notched a goal, 0-17, to the right of LeRoeulx's Arnout Van Dessel. Arnout Van Dessel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. GrassNuts FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.