U23 League

Veenesluis
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Feyzullay Taşkıner made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feyzullay Taşkıner in the 6th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Uwe Nwachukwu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carsten Sloothaak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerry Moerman in the 8th minute of play. Feyzullay Taşkıner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Fc Benefica getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Yuri Paauwe hit a great ball. Uwe Nwachukwu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yuri Paauwe in the 20th minute. Adrià Vassaras charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adrià Vassaras the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, FC Draconia's Adrià Vassaras got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 23rd minute of the match Iwan Terpstra sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Uwe Nwachukwu skillfully saved the ball. Fc Benefica's Carsten Sloothaak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerry Moerman in the 27th minute of play. Uwe Nwachukwu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuri Paauwe in the 30th minute of play. Uwe Nwachukwu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yuri Paauwe in the 32nd minute. Carsten Sloothaak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristof Van Dessen in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuri Paauwe in the 36th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Uwe Nwachukwu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gregoire Decorte to strike the kick off in the second half. Uwe Nwachukwu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuri Paauwe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute Yuri Paauwe 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. Tibo De Witte kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Uwe Nwachukwu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuri Paauwe in the 65th minute of the match. Uwe Nwachukwu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Ødegaard in the 67th minute of play. Jerry Moerman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yuri Paauwe in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Uwe Nwachukwu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Carsten Sloothaak was a little too slow when Gregoire Decorte got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 79th minute. The score was now 0-2. FC Draconia's Uwe Nwachukwu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Ødegaard in the 83rd minute of play. 84 minutes into the game, Martin Ødegaard cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Uwe Nwachukwu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A hard shot 95 in the game by Gregoire Decorte from a close distance when the talented Carsten Sloothaak managed to make a qualified save. Fc Benefica's players were relieved. The Fc Benefica manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing FC Draconia to win.