U23 World League

Polar Park
Spectators: 7866 (Terracing: 5901, Seating: 1809, VIP seats: 156) MANIACOS's Xzavion Leza started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Arno Luuk took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro González. Pedro González dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Tom Are showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Argider Amigo in the 7th minute of the match. Pedro González showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sten Vonk, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Esquipula Criales kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Moonen in the 10th minute of play forced MANIACOS's goalkeeper Pedro González to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th match minute, MANIACOS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tabor Bentisca to maneuver through the defense. Pedro González was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Sten Vonk capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sten Vonk really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. With a little luck, MANIACOS's Pedro González got control of the ball when Arno Luuk tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 27th minute, FC Dundee's Hardi Lind dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. Pedro González went to the wrong direction when Martin Moonen was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Sten Vonks short, quick shot in the 34thth minute got Pedro González to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Pedro González showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sten Vonk in the 40th minute of the match. With his leg Pedro González managed to avoid a goal in the 45thth minute, when FC Dundee's Arno Luuk fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 52nd minute, Arno Luuk ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro González was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. 55 minutes into the game, Esquipula Criales was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MANIACOS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Dundee the free kick. In the 55th minute, Esquipula Criales hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sten Vonk took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro González. Pedro González dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Pedro González showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hardi Lind in the 59th minute of the match. Pedro González showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hardi Lind, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hardi Lind in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro González prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pedro González made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arno Luuk in the 62nd minute of play. The supporters of FC Dundee booed when MANIACOS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ilkay Gündoğan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pedro González made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sten Vonk in the 66th minute of play. Sten Vonk scored 6-0 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro González, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arno Luuk in the 77th minute of play forced MANIACOS's goalkeeper Pedro González to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the match, FC Dundee's goal looked a bit too open when Xzavion Leza came free, but Tom Are reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xzavion Leza came free with the goalkeeper in the 82nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Tom Are could save by the left post. Pedro González took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hardi Lind, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 87 minutes of play, FC Dundee's Hardi Lind made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro González was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Hardi Lind had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro González came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by FC Dundee's Hardi Lind. But to his dismay, Hardi Lind quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. In the 96th minute, Arno Luuk made a precise shot to the right of Pedro González. MANIACOS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. FC Dundee's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.