U21 World League

De Ballenbak
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dé Baron's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 3rdth minute, Geoffroy Pernin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 4 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when Rafail Rusev came free, but Aurel Agârbiceanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aurel Agârbiceanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celso Vidigal in the 6th minute of the match. After 7 minutes, Gwendal Tesson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valette Stars and the NFC Eagles 22 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Valette Stars getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Gwendal Tesson hit a great ball. Aurel Agârbiceanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafail Rusev in the 13th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the game, Valette Stars's Celso Vidigal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aurel Agârbiceanu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Aurel Agârbiceanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafail Rusev in the 18th minute of the match. After 19 minutes, Rafail Rusev made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. NFC Eagles 22's Aurel Agârbiceanu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Aurel Agârbiceanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Bellard, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 23 minutes into the game, Ton de Ruijter was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NFC Eagles 22's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Valette Stars the free kick. A collision led to NFC Eagles 22 getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Ton de Ruijter hit a great ball. A collision led to NFC Eagles 22 getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Karsten Saelman hit a great ball. In the 36th match minute, NFC Eagles 22 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Meijs to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, NFC Eagles 22's Harry Vrieling got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 46 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when Celso Vidigal came free, but Aurel Agârbiceanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Valette Stars were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Aurel Agârbiceanu stood somewhat misplaced when Rafail Rusev came free in front of goal and shot 0-5 to the left of him in the 51 minute. Aurel Agârbiceanu made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Rafail Rusev sent off a good shot on target. In the 56th minute of the match, Valentin Bellard tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Aurel Agârbiceanu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 58 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Aurel Agârbiceanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Celso Vidigal. 59 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when Rafail Rusev came free, but Aurel Agârbiceanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Geoffroy Pernin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dé Baron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aurel Agârbiceanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nathanaël Lecluse, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Aurel Agârbiceanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafail Rusev in the 66th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rafail Rusev got free with Aurel Agârbiceanu in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aurel Agârbiceanu came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Valette Stars's Valentin Bellard. But to his dismay, Valentin Bellard quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. In the 81st minute, Rafail Rusev made a precise shot to the right of Aurel Agârbiceanu. NFC Eagles 22's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafail Rusev in the 86th minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Aurel Agârbiceanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Valette Stars's goalkeeper Geoffroy Pernin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Geoffroy Pernin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freek Saarloos in the 88th minute of the match. Geoffroy Pernin came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by NFC Eagles 22's Freek Saarloos. But to his dismay, Freek Saarloos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-8. NFC Eagles 22's Aurel Agârbiceanu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save NFC Eagles 22 from getting a goal against them. After 96 played minutes NFC Eagles 22 got a freekick which was hit by Arjan Kun. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Aurel Agârbiceanu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Valette Stars's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.