U23 World League

Lemel Sportpark
Spectators: 7811 (Terracing: 5860, Seating: 1796, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Brain Struik started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes, Jelte Erenstein mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lemel SV and the MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd match minute, Lemel SV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jelte Erenstein to maneuver through the defense. Raymond Bos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brain Struik, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the match, MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's goalkeeper Fabian Ioniță had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roberto Rivelino. In the 9th minute Tiberiu Filip shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raymond Bos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Lemel SV booed when MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dacian Blajovici didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Lemel SV getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Roberto Rivelino hit a great ball. Raymond Bos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiberiu Filip, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brain Struik in the 20th minute of play forced Lemel SV's goalkeeper Raymond Bos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Brain Struik came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Brain Struik couldn't finish the play. Raymond Bos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brain Struik in the 25th minute of play. Lemel SV's Raymond Bos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliodor Arnăuțescu in the 29th minute of play. The supporters of Lemel SV booed when MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Călin Pamfil didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Lemel SV's goal looked a bit too open when Eliodor Arnăuțescu came free, but Raymond Bos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raymond Bos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiberiu Filip, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Giovanni van Bronckhorst during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Lemel SV getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Giovanni van Bronckhorst hit a great ball. 57 minutes into the match, MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Rivelino came free, but Fabian Ioniță reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raymond Bos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brain Struik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabian Ioniță made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roberto Rivelino in the 72nd minute of play. Raymond Bos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brain Struik, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Fabian Ioniță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Rivelino in the 75th minute of the match. Fabian Ioniță showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jelte Erenstein, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Jelte Erenstein spun around in front of the goal 77 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Rivelino in the 81st minute of play forced MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's goalkeeper Fabian Ioniță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Tiberiu Filip had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raymond Bos. Lemel SV's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tiberiu Filip was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Raymond Bos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brain Struik, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Raymond Bos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brain Struik, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Eliodor Arnăuțescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Raymond Bos made a huge save. MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.