Friendly League

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Henrik Larsson started the match with the kick off. Tadej Pogačar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steven Homan in the 11th minute of play. Yorrick Zoethout made an important save on a dangerous shot by Henrik Larsson in the 13th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Henrik Larsson got free with Yorrick Zoethout in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Steven Homan in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tadej Pogačar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 24th minute, Henrik Larsson reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Yorrick Zoethout. The goal made the score 1-0. 30 minutes into the game, SV Balverliefd's Steven Homan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tadej Pogačar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 38 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goal looked a bit too open when Steven Homan came free, but Tadej Pogačar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, SV Balverliefd's goalkeeper Yorrick Zoethout had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Henrik Larsson. Henrik Larsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Yorrick Zoethout made a huge save. 43 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goal looked a bit too open when Steven Homan came free, but Tadej Pogačar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Steven Homan in the 51stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tadej Pogačar, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Tadej Pogačar made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Steven Homan sent off a good shot on target. If Steven Homan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 61 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goal looked a bit too open when Steven Homan came free, but Tadej Pogačar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper Tadej Pogačar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Steven Homan. Tadej Pogačar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Virgil Lindelöf in the 71st minute. Yorrick Zoethout showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrik Larsson in the 73rd minute of the match. Steven Homan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Tadej Pogačar made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Steven Homan in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tadej Pogačar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Steven Homan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tadej Pogačar was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. After some careless play in the SV Balverliefd defense, Henrik Larsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yorrick Zoethout. The SV Balverliefd fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yorrick Zoethout should have stopped the shot.