U23 League

Het Dak
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nikolay Kosunov made the kick off which started today's match. STORM's Varlam Baburin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karsten Lensen in the 6th minute of play. Varlam Baburin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martien Degenkamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Aleksandr Schukin might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carsten Maurits. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aleksandr Schukin ran back to his position shaking his head. 14 minutes into the match, STORM's goal looked a bit too open when Karsten Lensen came free, but Varlam Baburin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, STORM's Varlam Baburin got control of the ball when Martien Degenkamp tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 19 played minutes FC Bal op het Dak got a freekick which was hit by Hans van der Leegte. Hans van der Leegte hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Carsten Maurits took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikolay Kosunov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. STORM's Varlam Baburin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martien Degenkamp in the 23rd minute of play. Maksim Khomukha kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Varlam Baburin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karsten Lensen in the 41st minute of play. The supporters of FC Bal op het Dak booed when STORM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksandr Schukin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Martien Degenkamp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Varlam Baburin made a huge save. After a rather tough play, FC Bal op het Dak's Carel Zuid got a free kick in the 46th minute. 47 minutes into the match, FC Bal op het Dak's goal looked a bit too open when Nikolay Kosunov came free, but Carsten Maurits reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Martien Degenkamp stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Martien Degenkamp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Varlam Baburin was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. In the 58th minute, Yaroslav Komarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carel Zuid, 59 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 61st minute, Hans van der Leegte got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Martien Degenkamp in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Varlam Baburin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. STORM's Varlam Baburin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martien Degenkamp in the 65th minute of play. FC Bal op het Dak's Carsten Maurits played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yaroslav Komarov in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th match minute, FC Bal op het Dak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arjan Breugel to maneuver through the defense. Carsten Maurits showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksandr Schukin in the 73rd minute of the match. Varlam Baburin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Martien Degenkamp's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Carsten Maurits showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksandr Schukin, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Karsten Lensen scored 1-0 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Varlam Baburin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Martien Degenkamp came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the FC Bal op het Dak 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 Martien Degenkamp couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karsten Lensen in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Varlam Baburin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Carsten Maurits made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Nikolay Kosunov sent off a good shot on target. STORM's Varlam Baburin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karsten Lensen in the 96th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the STORM players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Bal op het Dak.