U21 World League

Rams Park
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leon Valkeneers started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Camilo Leobardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gillis Heirremans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leon Valkeneerss short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Mario Cuenca to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Carl Vinckx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the game, Leon Valkeneers lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Mario Cuenca. In the 24th minute, Bernabe Katia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leon Valkeneers's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 26thth minute, Mario Cuenca skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Leon Valkeneers put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Mario Cuenca. Mario Cuenca was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dries Coremans showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 36 minute of play. Leon Valkeneerss short, quick shot in the 39thth minute got Mario Cuenca to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Camilo Leobardo to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Leon Valkeneers sped through TALLERES's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mario Cuenca. Mario Cuenca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dries Coremans, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After 57 minutes, Robbrecht Valcke mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lions United and the TALLERES players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Lions United getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Robbrecht Valcke hit a great ball. The supporters of TALLERES booed when Lions United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carl Vinckx didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mario Cuenca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leon Valkeneers in the 60th minute of play. When Dries Coremans came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Lions United 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 Dries Coremans couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Leon Valkeneers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mario Cuenca was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. 68 minutes into the game, Carl Vinckx cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Mario Cuenca was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mario Cuenca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leon Valkeneers's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. The supporters of Lions United booed when TALLERES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mauricio Ruisko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mario Cuenca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Valkeneers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mario Cuenca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leon Valkeneers, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Lions United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Robbrecht Valcke in the 82nd minute. In the 85thth minute of the game Leon Valkeneers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TALLERES's Mario Cuenca was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 87 minutes into the game, Dries Coremans cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Mario Cuenca was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gillis Heirremans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernabe Katia in the 92nd minute of the match. TALLERES's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.