U23 World League

Rams Park
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Leon Digre started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The Λstral Villains FC fans' excitement grew in the 3rd match minute when Λstral Villains FC's Leon Digre looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Gillis Heirremans came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Λstral Villains FC's Lars Holand. But to his dismay, Lars Holand quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The audience was convinced that Leon Digre's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gillis Heirremans was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. In the 12th minute, Leon Digre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 16 minutes into the match, Λstral Villains FC's Lars Holand sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gillis Heirremans narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 17th minute of the match Λstral Villains FC got a corner. Lions United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leon Digre ran over to the corner to take the kick. Λstral Villains FC's Leon Digre was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gillis Heirremans in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Gillis Heirremans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmad Okhumeode Krychowiak, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 35th minute, Lars Holand ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gillis Heirremans was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Gillis Heirremans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Holand in the 39th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Digre in the 41st minute of play forced Lions United's goalkeeper Gillis Heirremans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the game, Kobe Parmentier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lions United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Λstral Villains FC the free kick. Kobe Parmentier kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mathieu-Maxim Claessens to strike the kick off in the second half. Gillis Heirremans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Holand, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Lions United's Gillis Heirremans proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Lions United from getting a goal against them. Gillis Heirremans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Holand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gillis Heirremans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Holand in the 68th minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Leon Digre made a precise shot to the right of Gillis Heirremans. Lions United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Λstral Villains FC made a substitution. Brian Nickelsen replaced Lars Holand. Brian Nickelsen might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gillis Heirremans. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Brian Nickelsen ran back to his position shaking his head. Gillis Heirremans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brian Nickelsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Theo Machado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mathieu-Maxim Claessens in the 82nd minute of the match. Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Vinckx in the 87th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Brian Nickelsen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gillis Heirremans. That made the score 1-7 in the 91 minute of play. The Lions United fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Λstral Villains FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.