U18 World League

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 9295 (Terracing: 6973, Seating: 2137, VIP seats: 185) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gert Österberg during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Xentrias getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Gert Österberg hit a great ball. Ian Nordlander kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. If Wesley van Rhijn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcel Jeuring who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 8thth minute tested the skills of Gunnar Jakobsson when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 9 minutes of play, Xentrias's Göran Lidman made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bart Verbruggen was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arjan Robben during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 19 played minutes Decathlon Dudes got a freekick which was hit by Arjan Robben. 20 minutes into the game, Lukas Bjursell was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Xentrias's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Decathlon Dudes the free kick. Decathlon Dudes's Bart Verbruggen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Albom in the 27th minute of play. After 30 played minutes Decathlon Dudes got a freekick which was hit by Henry van Dam. Alex Deinse's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gunnar Jakobsson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. Bart Verbruggen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elias Albom's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. In the 45th minute, Marcel Jeuring reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gunnar Jakobsson. The goal made the score 1-1.

A collision led to Decathlon Dudes getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Arjan Robben hit a great ball. During the 58th minute of the match Lukas Bjursell completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Lukas Bjursell a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 59 played minutes Xentrias got a freekick which was hit by Lukas Bjursell. Bart Verbruggen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elias Albom, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Bart Verbruggen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Göran Lidman in the 65th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hubert Post during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Decathlon Dudes's Hubert Post got a free kick in the 67th minute. Gert Österberg kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wesley van Rhijn in the 73rd minute of play forced Xentrias's goalkeeper Gunnar Jakobsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kristian Klijnstra hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Gunnar Jakobsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcel Jeuring's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. 81 minutes into the game, Xentrias's Elias Albom nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bart Verbruggen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 88th minute, Kim Joensson 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. Elias Albom could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Bart Verbruggen made a huge save. When Decathlon Dudes's Marcel Jeuring in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Xentrias's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Decathlon Dudes's Arjan Robben got a free kick in the 95th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Xentrias walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.