U23 World League

De kikkerkazerne
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) After a rather tough play, Kickers United's Markus Van Bombergen got a free kick in the 2nd minute. The supporters of Kickers United booed when Portus Ganda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ludwig Tombeur didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Kickers United getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Kenny Van Den Eynden hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Dino Maquiano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tony Vanbuyten was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Portus Ganda's defense didn't have a chance, in the 22nd minute, when Dino Maquiano scored to the left of an out of position Tony Vanbuyten, making the score, 1-0. Tony Vanbuyten was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Benjamin Vandekerkhove capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Benjamin Vandekerkhove really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Tony Vanbuyten made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Kenny Van Den Eynden sent off a good shot on target. Through an outstanding action, after 33 minutes, Tony Vanbuyten successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Markus Van Bombergen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 35th minute Markus Van Bombergen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Vanbuyten saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tony Vanbuyten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Markus Van Bombergen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Portus Ganda's Tony Vanbuyten proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Portus Ganda from getting a goal against them. Kickers United's Dino Maquiano was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 38th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Tony Vanbuyten made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Dino Maquiano sent off a good shot on target. Tony Vanbuyten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markus Van Bombergen in the 45th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dino Maquiano to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Kenny Van Den Eynden left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kickers United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Tony Vanbuyten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dino Maquiano in the 59th minute of play. Dino Maquiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dino Maquiano in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tony Vanbuyten saved Portus Ganda from getting behind. In the 70th match minute, Portus Ganda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Billie Van Den Abeele to maneuver through the defense. Kickers United made a substitution. Will Montens replaced Kenny Van Den Eynden. Billie Van Den Abeele hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Will Montens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute, Will Montens made a precise shot to the right of Tony Vanbuyten. Portus Ganda's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. After some careless play in the Portus Ganda defense, Will Montens kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tony Vanbuyten. The Portus Ganda fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tony Vanbuyten should have stopped the shot. Portus Ganda's Tony Vanbuyten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dino Maquiano in the 81st minute of play. Tony Vanbuyten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Markus Van Bombergen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tony Vanbuyten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markus Van Bombergen in the 82nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Portus Ganda defense, Tomás Firmin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tony Vanbuyten. The Portus Ganda fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tony Vanbuyten should have stopped the shot. Markus Van Bombergen took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tony Vanbuyten. Tony Vanbuyten dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-0. Douglas Raes struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Tony Vanbuyten didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kickers United. In the 93rd minute Dino Maquiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Vanbuyten saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd minute Dino Maquiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Vanbuyten saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Portus Ganda's Tony Vanbuyten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markus Van Bombergen in the 94th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Markus Van Bombergen put it in 10-0 from a short distance just to the right of Tony Vanbuyten. Kickers United walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.