U23 World League

San Jacopino Arena
Spectators: 7998 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Falco Bouma started the match with the kick off. Arnout Visscher came out of the goal in the 2nd minute to try and stop a shot by Atletico San Jacopino's Fedele Marzo. But to his dismay, Fedele Marzo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 6th minute, Pieter Kaspers got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Fabiano Daniele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pieter Kaspers, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pieter Kaspers in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabiano Daniele saved Atletico San Jacopino from getting behind. Fabiano Daniele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pieter Kaspers in the 13th minute of play. Arnout Visscher didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Er Didia went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 18th minute Pieter Kaspers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Daniele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute Pieter Kaspers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Daniele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Atletico San Jacopino's goal looked a bit too open when Pieter Kaspers came free, but Fabiano Daniele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabiano Daniele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pieter Kaspers in the 38th minute of play. Arnout Visscher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Er Didia, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Er Didia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Visscher having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Cobus Hauvers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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.

Arnout Visscher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Federici, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th match minute, The Underdogs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dirk-Jan Pietersma to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from Fabiano Parisi in the 62nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by The Underdogs's Kristof Bults. In the 66thth minute of the game Pieter Kaspers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atletico San Jacopino's Fabiano Daniele was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Underdogs's Arnout Visscher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Er Didia in the 74th minute of play. Pieter Kaspers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Arnout Visscher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fedele Marzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After a rather tough play, The Underdogs's Zula Brudnicki got a free kick in the 88th minute. The Underdogs's Shao Hui Li was substituted for Pieter Kaspers. Zula Brudnicki hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Atletico San Jacopino's Fabiano Daniele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Falco Bouma in the 92nd minute of play. Fabiano Daniele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shao Hui Li in the 93rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, The Underdogs's Dirk-Jan Pietersma got a free kick in the 95th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Atletico San Jacopino had played much better football throughout.