U21 League

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Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) 3 minutes into the match, Mijdrecht Maffia's Pieter de Zwart sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rostislav Fillipov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Mijdrecht Maffia booed when Arsenal F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kazemir Gryazev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vadim Bykov in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Drini Kapaj prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 15thth minute of the game Pieter de Zwart who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arsenal F.C.'s Rostislav Fillipov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Drini Kapaj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grigoriy Doronkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pieter de Zwart got free with Rostislav Fillipov in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 32 minutes, Roger Rekers mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mijdrecht Maffia and the Arsenal F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 32nd minute, Roger Rekers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute Ruslan Hohryakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Drini Kapaj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C.'s Vadim Bykov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Drini Kapaj narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gleb Gorbunov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Mijdrecht Maffia players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Arsenal F.C. were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Pieter de Zwart made the kick off in the second half. When Pieter de Zwart came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Mijdrecht Maffia 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 Pieter de Zwart couldn't finish the play. Arsenal F.C.'s Rostislav Fillipov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pieter de Zwart in the 57th minute of play. Gleb Gorbunov had several of the Mijdrecht Maffia's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 62 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-2 score and a disappointed Drini Kapaj as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 66th match minute, Mijdrecht Maffia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cobus Wolf to maneuver through the defense. 68 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Pieter de Zwart came free, but Rostislav Fillipov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Drini Kapaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artem Kolotushkin in the 69th minute of play. A collision led to Mijdrecht Maffia getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Carel Thomasse hit a great ball. Hans Naaijer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Rostislav Fillipov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Arsenal F.C.'s Drini Kapaj threw himself towards the right post 77 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gleb Gorbunov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Drini Kapaj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gleb Gorbunov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Mijdrecht Maffia's Drini Kapaj got control of the ball when Grigoriy Doronkin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pieter de Zwart received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Rostislav Fillipov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Arsenal F.C.'s Artem Kolotushkin got a free kick in the 87th minute. Rostislav Fillipov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pieter de Zwart, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Cobus Wolf hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute of the match, Artem Kolotushkin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Drini Kapaj was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post.