World League

Theatrum Somniorum
Spectators: 8451 (Terracing: 6339, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 169) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wolf De Hond got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Coronel Camba got free with Rene Higuita in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 9th minute Jose-Antonio Capon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurence Van Den Abeele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute Wolf De Hond shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Fonso in the 26th minute of play forced Apricis Bruxella's goalkeeper Laurence Van Den Abeele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Club Ibiza's goal looked a bit too open when Armand Steenberghs came free, but Rene Higuita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Club Ibiza's Tony Thanos got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Club Ibiza's Rene Higuita proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Club Ibiza from getting a goal against them. 31 minutes into the match, Wolf De Hond dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rene Higuita, 1-0. Rene Higuita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armand Steenberghs, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by Club Ibiza's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Johny Konings was slow to take the kick. During this time Apricis Bruxella's players had a chance to rest. When Tony Thanos came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Club Ibiza 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 Tony Thanos couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bruno Fonso to make the kick off. A collision led to Apricis Bruxella getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Armand Steenberghs hit a great ball. Club Ibiza made a substitution. Xie Bin Wei replaced Jose-Antonio Capon. Club Ibiza's Millrick Hevia was substituted for Adama Traore. Club Ibiza's Lu Xun Lei was substituted for Tiso Posse. In the 56th minute, Armand Steenberghs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Apricis Bruxella's Diedrik Jamieson was substituted for Romeu Moreira. In the 62nd minute of the game Unax Viado made a throw-in which Millrick Hevia played forward. 67 minutes into the match, Apricis Bruxella's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Fonso came free, but Laurence Van Den Abeele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diedrik Jamieson hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Fonso in the 70th minute of play forced Apricis Bruxella's goalkeeper Laurence Van Den Abeele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Club Ibiza were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after Apricis Bruxella's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mambru Tarapiella took the corner. After taking down the ball on Club Ibiza's corner Mambru Tarapiella fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Laurence Van Den Abeele quite easily take care of the ball. If Bruno Fonso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Laurence Van Den Abeele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Fonso, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Rene Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johny Konings in the 75th minute of the match. Rene Higuita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armand Steenberghs, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Club Ibiza's Rene Higuita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armand Steenberghs in the 81st minute of play. Bruno Fonso struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Laurence Van Den Abeele didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club Ibiza. 85 minutes into the game, Johny Konings threw the ball into play from the sideline. Club Ibiza's Tony Thanos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Bruno Fonso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 88 minutes into the match, Apricis Bruxella's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Fonso came free, but Laurence Van Den Abeele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Apricis Bruxella's Steven Gierman got a free kick in the 91st minute. Rene Higuita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armand Steenberghs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Apricis Bruxella's Laurence Van Den Abeele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Fonso in the 95th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Apricis Bruxella had won after a very even match.