U23 League

De Vossenberg
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) FC Draconia's Kristof Van Dessen 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. Rafael van Zeggeren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Uwe Nwachukwu made a huge save. Herbert Springelkamp took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Uwe Nwachukwu. Uwe Nwachukwu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Gert Korevaar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Uwe Nwachukwu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rafael van Zeggeren got free with Uwe Nwachukwu in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael van Zeggeren in the 19th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Uwe Nwachukwu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adrià Vassaras took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gregor Compaan. Gregor Compaan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Uwe Nwachukwu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gert Korevaar in the 25th minute. Herbert Springelkamp hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Rafael van Zeggeren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Uwe Nwachukwu made a huge save. In the 32nd minute Herbert Springelkamp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uwe Nwachukwu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FFC Merainies 03's Gregor Compaan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camiel Creemers in the 35th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 36 minutes, Uwe Nwachukwu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Uwe Nwachukwu made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Herbert Springelkamp sent off a good shot on target. Uwe Nwachukwu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herbert Springelkamp in the 43rd minute of play. Niek Bemmel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Uwe Nwachukwu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael van Zeggeren, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

After a rather tough play, FFC Merainies 03's Geert Cremers got a free kick in the 51st minute. In the 53rd match minute, FC Draconia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denis Serebryanikov to maneuver through the defense. 54 minutes into the match, Gert Korevaar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Uwe Nwachukwu. FC Draconia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gert Korevaar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After 60 played minutes FC Draconia got a freekick which was hit by Camiel Creemers. Annar Bemmel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Uwe Nwachukwu having to make a save. Uwe Nwachukwu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herbert Springelkamp in the 66th minute of play. FFC Merainies 03's Gerwin Zielman was substituted for Gert Korevaar. Uwe Nwachukwu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerwin Zielman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Camiel Creemers during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Draconia's Camiel Creemers got a free kick in the 74th minute. Uwe Nwachukwu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael van Zeggeren, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After 81 minutes of play, FFC Merainies 03's Gerwin Zielman made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Uwe Nwachukwu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Uwe Nwachukwu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael van Zeggeren, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. After 90 minutes, Rafael van Zeggeren made it 6-1 with a short kick to the right side. FC Draconia's Uwe Nwachukwu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herbert Springelkamp in the 92nd minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Uwe Nwachukwu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Herbert Springelkamp had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Uwe Nwachukwu. FC Draconia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Herbert Springelkamp was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-1. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FFC Merainies 03 fully deserved thier win.