U23 World League

Xenon Stadium
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Torbjörn Brummer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of StraX Xenon FC booed when Julias Rascals Apeldoorn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niels Borker didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pieter Beuk stood somewhat misplaced when Torbjörn Brummer came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 12 minute. Joost Blom fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mattias Olofsson having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, Jakob Palmkvist notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Julias Rascals Apeldoorn's Pieter Beuk. Pieter Beuk was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Julias Rascals Apeldoorn's Pieter Beuk got control of the ball when Torbjörn Brummer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Joost Blom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hans-Cees Schattenberg hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute Jakob Palmkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pieter Beuk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joost Blom recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Torbjörn Brummer struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Pieter Beuk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for StraX Xenon FC. With an all-out effort, StraX Xenon FC's Pieter Beuk threw himself towards the right post 38 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jakob Palmkvist, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 43rd minute Torbjörn Brummer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pieter Beuk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joost Blom hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Jakob Palmkvist received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pieter Beuk came out and tried to block the shot, but Jakob Palmkvist slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joost Blom stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. StraX Xenon FC's Jonas Hellqvist managed to work through Julias Rascals Apeldoorn's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Jonas Hellqvist dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Pieter Beuk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pelle Smedfeldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. StraX Xenon FC were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Julias Rascals Apeldoorn's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jakob Palmkvist took the corner. The corner ended in Jakob Palmkvist almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Julias Rascals Apeldoorn's Pieter Beuk did a great save. Pieter Beuk didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jonas Hellqvist went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. In the 70th minute, Pelle Smedfeldt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pieter Beuk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pelle Smedfeldt in the 72nd minute of play. Pieter Beuk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torbjörn Brummer in the 74th minute of play. When Hugo Gernberg fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored StraX Xenon FC's protests and gave Hugo Gernberg a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, StraX Xenon FC's Hugo Gernberg got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 77th minute, Jonas Hellqvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The StraX Xenon FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Julias Rascals Apeldoorn's Pieter Beuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torbjörn Brummer in the 80th minute of play. Pieter Beuk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pelle Smedfeldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute, Pelle Smedfeldt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The StraX Xenon FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. In the 86th minute, Jonas Hellqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sigvard Frykberg scored 8-0 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pieter Beuk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to StraX Xenon FC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Torbjörn Brummer hit a great ball. When the referee ended the match the StraX Xenon FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.