U18 League

Bus Parking Stadium
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Michael Kuijsten started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Through an outstanding action, after 2 minutes, Rik Numan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Jens Spoel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mijdrecht Maffia's supporters rose to their feet, but Jens Spoel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dušan Kofroň breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mijdrecht Maffia's Rik Numan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakub Jirotka in the 11th minute of play. In the 13thth minute of the game Marcel Blanc who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Moneyball's Dušan Kofroň was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dušan Kofroň showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel Blanc, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. A collision led to Moneyball getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Filip Kolín hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Michael Kuijsten in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dušan Kofroň prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 19 played minutes Moneyball got a freekick which was hit by Jakub Jirotka. After 28 played minutes, Moneyball's Filip Kolín shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rik Numan 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 Moneyball reached it. Dušan Kofroň showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gertjan Theisens, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 34th minute, Ernst Klooster hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Mijdrecht Maffia's zone, Filip Kolín stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rik Numan came out of the goal and Filip Kolín tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dušan Kofroň made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gertjan Theisens in the 43rd minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jakub Jirotka to make the kick off. Rik Numan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jakub Jirotka in the 51st minute of play. Rik Numan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jakub Jirotka in the 57th minute of the match. A collision led to Mijdrecht Maffia getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Jens Spoel hit a great ball. Mijdrecht Maffia's Rik Numan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Kolín in the 61st minute of play. Dušan Kofroň made an important save on a dangerous shot by Michael Kuijsten in the 65th minute. Dušan Kofroň was a little too slow when Marcel Blanc got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 71st minute. The score was now 0-1. Mijdrecht Maffia's Rik Numan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Květoslav Milata in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Alfons Kuhn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87th minute, Jakub Jirotka ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rik Numan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When Květoslav Milata came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Moneyball 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 Květoslav Milata couldn't finish the play. Jakub Jirotka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rik Numan having to interfere. Mijdrecht Maffia were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Moneyball to leave the ground with a draw.