U21 World League

City Palace Stadium
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Timmie Wieringh got the match started through his kick off. Cardiff City FC's Martin Rivero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timmie Wieringh in the 6th minute of play. After 8 minutes of play, NFC Eagles 22's Timmie Wieringh made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Martin Rivero was left in no man's land by his defense there! Martin Rivero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timmie Wieringh in the 18th minute of play. 19 minutes into the game, Isaac Abajas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cardiff City FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NFC Eagles 22 the free kick. The supporters of NFC Eagles 22 booed when Cardiff City FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isaac Abajas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Claude Žák kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Martin Rivero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timmie Wieringh in the 26th minute of the match. Aurel Agârbiceanu made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Roman Oliveiro sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Cardiff City FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Isaac Abajas hit a great ball. When NFC Eagles 22's Timmie Wieringh in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cardiff City FC's goalie prevented a goal. Martin Rivero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timmie Wieringh in the 35th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Lázaro Efraim kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aurel Agârbiceanu. That made the score 1-1 in the 43 minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Primitivo Ciano to make the kick off. Lázaro Efraim scored 2-1 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aurel Agârbiceanu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jan Tulner's late challenge caught a Cardiff City FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jan Tulner helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, NFC Eagles 22's Jan Tulner got a free kick in the 56th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Primitivo Ciano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aurel Agârbiceanu. NFC Eagles 22's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Primitivo Ciano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 60th minute Primitivo Ciano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurel Agârbiceanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute, Primitivo Ciano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cardiff City FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Martin Rivero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timmie Wieringh in the 66th minute of the match. The supporters of Cardiff City FC booed when NFC Eagles 22 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Meijs didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Primitivo Ciano in the 71st minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Aurel Agârbiceanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when Primitivo Ciano came free, but Aurel Agârbiceanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Primitivo Ciano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aurel Agârbiceanu was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. In the 75th match minute, Cardiff City FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baltasar Bertin to maneuver through the defense. Bruno Meijs recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aurel Agârbiceanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Primitivo Ciano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aurel Agârbiceanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Primitivo Ciano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Timmie Wieringh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of NFC Eagles 22 booed when Cardiff City FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benedicto Orlondo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 93 played minutes Cardiff City FC got a freekick which was hit by Roman Oliveiro. Timmie Wieringh struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Martin Rivero didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NFC Eagles 22. When the referee ended the match the Cardiff City FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.