U21 League

Sportpark Muziekwijk
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) FK Amur's Igor Romanchenko 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. When FK Amur's Efim Prihodko in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ASV Muziekwijk's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Huib van der Doelen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Veniamin Toropchin. That made the score 1-0 in the 9 minute of play. In the 12th minute, Edelmiro Sotero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Matvey Lityagov came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the FK Amur 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 Matvey Lityagov couldn't finish the play. Steve Spoel hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. After 24 minutes, Frits Klasens mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ASV Muziekwijk and the FK Amur players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 24th match minute, ASV Muziekwijk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frits Klasens to maneuver through the defense. After 25 played minutes, FK Amur's Matvey Lityagov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Thomas Hoogsteen 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 FK Amur reached it. Thanks to some nice moves Dennis Hekman could shoot a difficult shot in the 27th minute, which Veniamin Toropchin however easily saved by the left post. 29 minutes into the match, FK Amur's Efim Prihodko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thomas Hoogsteen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Steve Spoel kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. When FK Amur's Igor Romanchenko in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ASV Muziekwijk's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Artem Kuvykov during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FK Amur's Artem Kuvykov got a free kick in the 32nd minute. FK Amur's Veniamin Toropchin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinier Polak in the 33rd minute of play. Veniamin Toropchin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Billy van Loen in the 38th minute of play. ASV Muziekwijk's Thomas Hoogsteen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efim Prihodko in the 39th minute of play. Paul Horring hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Matvey Lityagov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 43rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Thomas Hoogsteen. ASV Muziekwijk's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Frits Klasens could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Veniamin Toropchin made a huge save. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Reinier Polak stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Reinier Polak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ASV Muziekwijk fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Veniamin Toropchin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reinier Polak in the 57th minute of the match. Veniamin Toropchin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Huib van der Doelen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Veniamin Toropchin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Billy van Loen in the 65th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FK Amur's Nikita Kazachenko got a free kick in the 69th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Efim Prihodko dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Thomas Hoogsteen, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Hekman in the 76th minute of play forced FK Amur's goalkeeper Veniamin Toropchin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Reinier Polak sped through FK Amur's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Veniamin Toropchin. In the 84th minute Igor Romanchenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Hoogsteen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the FK Amur defense, Frits Klasens kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Veniamin Toropchin. The FK Amur fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Veniamin Toropchin should have stopped the shot. During the 93rd minute of the match Frits Klasens completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Frits Klasens a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 94th minute, Frits Klasens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes into the match, ASV Muziekwijk's goal looked a bit too open when Efim Prihodko came free, but Thomas Hoogsteen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ASV Muziekwijk fans cheered their team off the field, for while FK Amur had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.