U21 World League

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Agustin Cejas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nathan Kostermans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 4th minute Nathan Kostermans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agustin Cejas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hugo Almeida got free with Carsten Maurits in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 10 minutes into the match, Toninho das Neves dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Carsten Maurits, 1-0. 15 minutes into the match, Estrela Solitária's goal looked a bit too open when Nathan Kostermans came free, but Agustin Cejas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carsten Maurits showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Almeida in the 17th minute of the match. Agustin Cejas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martien Degenkamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carsten Maurits made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Almeida in the 27th minute of play. Agustin Cejas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martien Degenkamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 36 minutes, Carsten Maurits successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. FC Bal op het Dak's Carsten Maurits proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save FC Bal op het Dak from getting a goal against them. Carsten Maurits made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Túlio Maravilha in the 38th minute of play. Estrela Solitária's Agustin Cejas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martien Degenkamp in the 40th minute of play. Agustin Cejas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Han Pieters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the match, Estrela Solitária's goal looked a bit too open when Martien Degenkamp came free, but Agustin Cejas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Toninho das Neves stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th match minute, Estrela Solitária was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Almeida to maneuver through the defense. In the 55th minute, Han Pieters hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th minute, Rogério do Valle made a precise shot to the right of Carsten Maurits. FC Bal op het Dak's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. 60 minutes into the match, FC Bal op het Dak's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Almeida came free, but Carsten Maurits reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 62 minutes, Theo Boeve managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Bal op het Dak's supporters crossed their fingers, but Theo Boeve was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Agustin Cejas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Han Pieters, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Carsten Maurits showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Túlio Maravilha in the 65th minute of the match. Toninho das Neves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Toninho das Neves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tarcisio Quintal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 76th minute, Nathan Kostermans left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Bal op het Dak fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. In the 82nd minute, Martien Degenkamp made a precise shot to the right of Agustin Cejas. Estrela Solitária's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. After 94 minutes of play, Estrela Solitária's Toninho das Neves made it 5-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carsten Maurits was left in no man's land by his defense there! There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Estrela Solitária fully deserved thier win.