U23 League

Pardubice
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gerrit Ebbinge kicked off to start the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Remond Zijden managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. De Kasteelheren's supporters crossed their fingers, but Remond Zijden was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kristopher Dennison made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerrit Ebbinge in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th match minute, De Kasteelheren was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mickael Rutgers to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, De Kasteelheren's Gerben Raatjes got control of the ball when Tomáš Ulrych tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Michael Scofield fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pardubice Hurricanes's protests and gave Michael Scofield a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Pardubice Hurricanes's Michael Scofield got a free kick in the 9th minute. When Remond Zijden came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the De Kasteelheren 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 Remond Zijden couldn't finish the play. Tomáš Ulrych could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Gerben Raatjes made a huge save. De Kasteelheren's Gerben Raatjes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save De Kasteelheren from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gerrit Ebbinge in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kristopher Dennison prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Gerrit Ebbinge's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kristopher Dennison was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Gerrit Ebbinge might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kristopher Dennison. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gerrit Ebbinge ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 32nd minute, Gerrit Ebbinge made a precise shot to the right of Kristopher Dennison. Pardubice Hurricanes's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. A collision led to Pardubice Hurricanes getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Valdemar Mašín hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Pardubice Hurricanes defense, Remond Zijden kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kristopher Dennison. The Pardubice Hurricanes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kristopher Dennison should have stopped the shot. Arif Ensar İsmet charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arif Ensar İsmet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 42nd match minute, De Kasteelheren was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arif Ensar İsmet to maneuver through the defense. Werner Weken hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute, Valdemar Mašín hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 48thth minute of the game Remond Zijden who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pardubice Hurricanes's Kristopher Dennison was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Pardubice Hurricanes players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. De Kasteelheren were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vlastimil Tauš was the one to do the kick off. Gerben Raatjes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vlastimil Tauš in the 52nd minute of play. In the 55thth minute of the game Remond Zijden who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pardubice Hurricanes's Kristopher Dennison was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kristopher Dennison didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when De Kasteelheren's Gerrit Ebbinge shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-3 in the ordered_time% minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Gerrit Ebbinge managed to get in a good position for a shot. De Kasteelheren's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerrit Ebbinge was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kristopher Dennison breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Remond Zijden struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Kristopher Dennison didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for De Kasteelheren. After a defensive mix-up in Pardubice Hurricanes's zone, Nathan Wermans stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kristopher Dennison came out of the goal and Nathan Wermans tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kristopher Dennison took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remond Zijden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 77 minutes, Valdemar Mašín mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pardubice Hurricanes and the De Kasteelheren players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Pardubice Hurricanes's Valdemar Mašín got a free kick in the 77th minute. Kristopher Dennison was a little too slow when Gerrit Ebbinge got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 79th minute. The score was now 0-6. Gerrit Ebbinge received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Kristopher Dennison tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. De Kasteelheren's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.