U18 League

Winthont Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Winthont FC's Eelco Neijsen 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. The supporters of Motala AIF booed when Winthont FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Koos Masker didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 8 played minutes Motala AIF got a freekick which was hit by Alois Gräber. In the 10th match minute, Motala AIF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christopher Vögeli to maneuver through the defense. Fokke Henselmans struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Elvir Langer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Winthont FC. 24 minutes into the game, Motala AIF's Christoph Kolp nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fokke Bergman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 29th match minute, Winthont FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kurt Neijsen to maneuver through the defense. Elvir Langer didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Winthont FC's Kurt Neijsen shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. When Kurt Neijsen came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Winthont FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kurt Neijsen couldn't finish the play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kevin Stoffel to make the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Winthont FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christoph Kolp came free, but Fokke Bergman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elvir Langer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eelco Neijsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Motala AIF getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Christoph Kolp hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eelco Neijsen in the 66th minute of play forced Motala AIF's goalkeeper Elvir Langer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute, Eelco Neijsen 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. 76 minutes into the match, Fokke Henselmans notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Motala AIF's Elvir Langer. Elvir Langer was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Benjamin Bender fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Winthont FC's protests and gave Benjamin Bender a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Motala AIF booed when Winthont FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamin Bender didn't get a good kick on the ball. Winthont FC's Fokke Bergman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Stoffel in the 84th minute of play. After 86 minutes, Niels Schirring mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Winthont FC and the Motala AIF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Winthont FC's Niels Schirring got a free kick in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hanspeter Büchel in the 90th minute of play forced Winthont FC's goalkeeper Fokke Bergman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th match minute, Winthont FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filip Smit to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute, Winthont FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Kevin Stoffel fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Winthont FC had won after a very even match.