U23 World League

De Brouwerij
Spectators: 7588 (Terracing: 5692, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hieronim Literski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ege Vecih showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pau Doku in the 7th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Pau Doku notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of AC Pitt Bier's Ege Vecih. Ege Vecih was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Amava Pintos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hieronim Literski in the 15th minute. In the 18th match minute, AC Pitt Bier was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wouter Spiering to maneuver through the defense. Alfredão Carioca struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Ege Vecih didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pragmáticos 1903. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Pau Doku managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pragmáticos 1903's supporters rose to their feet, but Pau Doku was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ege Vecih breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 21 played minutes AC Pitt Bier got a freekick which was hit by Ben Spierenburg. Pau Doku sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A throw-in in the 28th minute of the game was made by Panos Katsigiannis with Tim Hartogh as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Ege Vecih showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pau Doku, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogier Koster in the 37th minute of play forced Pragmáticos 1903's goalkeeper Amava Pintos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Pragmáticos 1903's goalkeeper Amava Pintos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Damien van Putten. Pragmáticos 1903's Amava Pintos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukas de Zwaan in the 45th minute of play. In the 48th minute, Luiz Eduardo Alves got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After the first half Pragmáticos 1903 were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Pau Doku made the kick off in the second half. Panos Katsigiannis made in the 53rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Tim Hartogh however managed to control. After a defensive mix-up in AC Pitt Bier's zone, Pau Doku stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ege Vecih came out of the goal and Pau Doku tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Panos Katsigiannis hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute, one of Pragmáticos 1903:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Pragmáticos 1903. In the 70th match minute, Pragmáticos 1903 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulysses Almeida to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute Hieronim Literski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amava Pintos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ruud Gullit kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Pau Doku might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ege Vecih. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pau Doku ran back to his position shaking his head. Pragmáticos 1903's Amava Pintos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rogier Koster in the 84th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pau Doku during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Pragmáticos 1903's Pau Doku got a free kick in the 84th minute. After 85 played minutes, AC Pitt Bier's Tim Hartogh shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Amava Pintos came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AC Pitt Bier reached it. In the 91st minute Hieronim Literski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amava Pintos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The AC Pitt Bier supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Pragmáticos 1903's performance. The match ended with a win for Pragmáticos 1903.