U21 World League

De Ballenbak
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) ZHEJIANG FC's 肖升荣 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. In the 3rd minute 肖升荣 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jochem Meurs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by 何银鸿 in the 4th minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Jochem Meurs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. NFC Eagles 22's Jochem Meurs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 冯德思 in the 6th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, 肖升荣 notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of NFC Eagles 22's Jochem Meurs. Jochem Meurs was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 11th match minute, ZHEJIANG FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 何银鸿 to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, ZHEJIANG FC's 黄亦宽 got control of the ball when Andreas Deinse tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of ZHEJIANG FC booed when NFC Eagles 22 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andreas Deinse didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jochem Meurs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 肖升荣, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute, Toni van Beukering hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jochem Meurs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 柯真兴, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Jochem Meurs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 柯真兴 in the 27th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when 何银鸿 came free, but Jochem Meurs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute, 肖升荣 made a precise shot to the right of Jochem Meurs. NFC Eagles 22's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 柯真兴 scored 0-3 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jochem Meurs, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jochem Meurs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 冯德思 in the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th minute 肖升荣 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jochem Meurs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jochem Meurs didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 肖升荣 went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. 46 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when 肖升荣 came free, but Jochem Meurs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute 柯真兴 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jochem Meurs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Robert-Jan Hermensen to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, 肖升荣 made a precise shot to the right of Jochem Meurs. NFC Eagles 22's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. 56 minutes into the game, 姜鸿钢 threw the ball into play from the sideline. NFC Eagles 22's Christiaan Been quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A throw-in in the 58th minute of the game was made by 姜鸿钢 with 柯真兴 as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Jochem Meurs made an important save on a dangerous shot by 何银鸿 in the 64th minute. NFC Eagles 22's defense didn't have a chance, in the 65th minute, when 柯真兴 scored to the left of an out of position Jochem Meurs, making the score, 0-6. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 0-7 when 肖升荣 sped through NFC Eagles 22's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jochem Meurs. 柯真兴 hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute 何银鸿 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jochem Meurs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ZHEJIANG FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. 谢鹏辰 hit a great ball. During the 81st minute of the match Andreas Deinse completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Andreas Deinse a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to NFC Eagles 22 getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Andreas Deinse hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as ZHEJIANG FC's 冯德思 slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jochem Meurs. That made the score 0-9 after 84 minutes of play. Jochem Meurs made an important save on a dangerous shot by 何银鸿 in the 88th minute. After some careless play in the NFC Eagles 22 defense, 何银鸿 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jochem Meurs. The NFC Eagles 22 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jochem Meurs should have stopped the shot. Jochem Meurs made an important save on a dangerous shot by 冯德思 in the 95th minute. Jochem Meurs was a little too slow when 何银鸿 got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 96th minute. The score was now 0-11. The NFC Eagles 22 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ZHEJIANG FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.