U23 World League

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 8024 (Terracing: 6020, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) Romeo Veremundo made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Chiel Middeljans sent off a good shot on target. Decathlon Dudes's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jan Raas in the 4th minute. The corner led Decathlon Dudes's Jan Raas to fire away a dangerous shot which Romeo Veremundo despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Fabian Janssens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Ramond, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. If Roberto Ramond had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, No la sacas más 9-12-18's Geronimo Librado got a free kick in the 21st minute. Jan Raas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 21st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Romeo Veremundo. No la sacas más 9-12-18's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Ayuso in the 24th minute of play forced No la sacas más 9-12-18's goalkeeper Romeo Veremundo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Ramond blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fabian Janssens having to make a save. Fabian Janssens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Ramond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 27 played minutes Decathlon Dudes got a freekick which was hit by Luuk Theunissen. In the 28th minute Roberto Ramond shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Janssens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 38 played minutes Decathlon Dudes got a freekick which was hit by Luuk Theunissen. No la sacas más 9-12-18's Romeo Veremundo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chiel Middeljans in the 45th minute of play. When Jan Raas came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Decathlon Dudes 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 Jan Raas couldn't finish the play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Roberto Ramond made a kick off. No la sacas más 9-12-18's Romeo Veremundo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Ayuso in the 51st minute of play. In the 53rdth minute of the game Chiel Middeljans who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but No la sacas más 9-12-18's Romeo Veremundo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chiel Middeljans in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Romeo Veremundo saved No la sacas más 9-12-18 from getting behind. Juan Ayuso hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. When Roberto Ramond came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the No la sacas más 9-12-18 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 Roberto Ramond couldn't finish the play. In the 59th minute, Geronimo Librado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 62 minutes, Roberto Ramond managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. No la sacas más 9-12-18's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roberto Ramond was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luuk Theunissen made in the 64th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Theo Dijkman immediately put the ball in play. Romeo Veremundo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Ayuso in the 73rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Juan Ayuso in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Romeo Veremundo saved No la sacas más 9-12-18 from getting behind. Geronimo Librado got his second yellow card in the match during the 82nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Fabian Janssens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roberto Ramond in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Ramond in the 91st minute of play forced Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper Fabian Janssens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No la sacas más 9-12-18's Romeo Veremundo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chiel Middeljans in the 92nd minute of play. 92 minutes into the game, Esteban Dalmu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. No la sacas más 9-12-18's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Decathlon Dudes the free kick. In the 92nd minute, one of No la sacas más 9-12-18:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for No la sacas más 9-12-18. In the 93rd minute there was a penalty for Decathlon Dudes. Chiel Middeljans stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Romeo Veremundo. 1-0. Decathlon Dudes walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.