U18 World League

Het Dak
Spectators: 7980 (Terracing: 5986, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) FC Bal op het Dak's Klaas Jan Lammers 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elliott Klemensson in the 4th minute of play forced FC Bal op het Dak's goalkeeper Julius van Zijl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute of the match FC Bal op het Dak got a corner. The Shadows's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hans de Graaf ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led FC Bal op het Dak's Rafael de Groot to a score. 1-0 in the 10th minute. Klaas Jan Lammers received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Viktor Nordström came out and tried to block the shot, but Klaas Jan Lammers slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 13th minute. André Hellsing might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julius van Zijl. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. André Hellsing ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to FC Bal op het Dak getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Rafael de Groot hit a great ball. In the 21st minute of the match Sune Kvalfält shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julius van Zijl showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. FC Bal op het Dak's Julius van Zijl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robin Bergstedt in the 23rd minute of play. Julius van Zijl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elliott Klemensson in the 31st minute of play. After 38 minutes, Arjan Breugel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Bal op het Dak and the The Shadows players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 41st minute, André Hellsing made a precise shot to the right of Julius van Zijl. FC Bal op het Dak's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. After 46 minutes, Hans de Graaf mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Bal op het Dak and the The Shadows players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to FC Bal op het Dak getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Hans de Graaf hit a great ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Elliott Klemensson was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, FC Bal op het Dak's goal looked a bit too open when Elliott Klemensson came free, but Julius van Zijl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 54 played minutes The Shadows got a freekick which was hit by André Hellsing. FC Bal op het Dak's Kristof Numan was substituted for Michael Stekelenburg. A collision led to The Shadows getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Hampus Eriksson hit a great ball. Julius van Zijl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Hellsing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that André Hellsing's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julius van Zijl was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Cees Engelaar charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cees Engelaar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 76 played minutes FC Bal op het Dak got a freekick which was hit by Cees Engelaar. FC Bal op het Dak's Jan Rein Helwig was substituted for Edwin Batum. The supporters of The Shadows booed when FC Bal op het Dak was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cees Engelaar didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Shadows's Sune Kvalfält got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Viktor Nordström didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Bal op het Dak's Klaas Jan Lammers shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Kjell Danielsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When FC Bal op het Dak's Geert Arend van Zijl in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Shadows's goalie prevented a goal. After 92 minutes, Oscar Bratt made it 5-2 with a short kick to the right side. FC Bal op het Dak's Julius van Zijl tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The Shadows's Viktor Nordström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geert Arend van Zijl in the 95th minute of play. The Shadows's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.