U23 World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 10000 (Terracing: 7500, Seating: 2300, VIP seats: 200) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kanu van Beek took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Valpo UXX's Radamel Oakley nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hu Chao Hai made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radamel Oakley in the 7th minute of play forced Het Koffiehuis's goalkeeper Hu Chao Hai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benjamin Specht kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Franciszek Pluciennik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franciszek Pluciennik in the 13th minute of play forced Valpo UXX's goalkeeper Oto Pattama to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hu Chao Hai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radamel Oakley, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Hu Chao Hai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moisés Marquez in the 16th minute of play. After some careless play in the Het Koffiehuis defense, Moisés Marquez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hu Chao Hai. The Het Koffiehuis fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hu Chao Hai should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radamel Oakley in the 21st minute of play forced Het Koffiehuis's goalkeeper Hu Chao Hai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fahl Figueroa's late challenge caught a Valpo UXX's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fahl Figueroa helped the player get up and apologised. After 23 played minutes Het Koffiehuis got a freekick which was hit by Fahl Figueroa. Valpo UXX's Oto Pattama proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Valpo UXX from getting a goal against them. 28 minutes into the game, Het Koffiehuis's Franciszek Pluciennik nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Oto Pattama made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jaime Estebano during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 34 played minutes Valpo UXX got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Estebano. In the 35th minute Franciszek Pluciennik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oto Pattama saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the game, Radamel Oakley cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Hu Chao Hai was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 44 played minutes Het Koffiehuis got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Specht. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Radamel Oakley in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hu Chao Hai saved Het Koffiehuis from getting behind. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

Het Koffiehuis's Bob Thielens was substituted for Heli Segura. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Moisés Marquez to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Het Koffiehuis's Hu Chao Hai got control of the ball when Radamel Oakley tried to sneak it across the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, Het Koffiehuis's goal looked a bit too open when Radamel Oakley came free, but Hu Chao Hai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 56 minutes of play, Het Koffiehuis's Paulus Van Hove made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oto Pattama was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Kazimierz Patora in the 67th minute of play forced Het Koffiehuis's goalkeeper Hu Chao Hai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oto Pattama took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulus Van Hove, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valpo UXX's Alarico Mac Courtney was substituted for Moisés Marquez. Oto Pattama showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bob Thielens in the 75th minute of the match. With his leg Hu Chao Hai managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when Valpo UXX's Cristiano Ronaldinho fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 78 minutes into the match, Valpo UXX's goal looked a bit too open when Paulus Van Hove came free, but Oto Pattama reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute Valpo UXX were awarded a corner. Adan Manny went to the cornerflag to take it. Hu Chao Hai made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Cristiano Ronaldinho sent off a good shot on target. Alarico Mac Courtney scored 2-4 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hu Chao Hai, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Alan Sarmiento fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Het Koffiehuis's protests and gave Alan Sarmiento a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Het Koffiehuis's Alan Sarmiento got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Cristiano Ronaldinho took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hu Chao Hai. Hu Chao Hai dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5.