U18 World League

Sportpark Oost
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dirk Jan Snoeks took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th match minute, Svartvallstjärnens IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aron Flinck to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, AVV Zeeburgia's Fabian Luirink got a free kick in the 9th minute. Bobby Amsterdam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Birger Wassenius having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, Svartvallstjärnens IF's goal looked a bit too open when Dirk Jan Snoeks came free, but Birger Wassenius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Birger Wassenius made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Bobby Amsterdam sent off a good shot on target. Birger Wassenius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dirk Jan Snoeks, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. AVV Zeeburgia's Roel Saarberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aron Flinck in the 24th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, AVV Zeeburgia's goal looked a bit too open when Max Delin came free, but Roel Saarberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Bobby Amsterdam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Birger Wassenius made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Bobby Amsterdam sent off a good shot on target. In the 40th match minute, AVV Zeeburgia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dirk Jan Snoeks to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dirk Jan Snoeks in the 45th minute of play forced Svartvallstjärnens IF's goalkeeper Birger Wassenius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Svartvallstjärnens IF's Birger Wassenius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dirk Jan Snoeks in the 47th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

52 minutes into the match, Svartvallstjärnens IF's goal looked a bit too open when Dirk Jan Snoeks came free, but Birger Wassenius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bobby Amsterdam's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Birger Wassenius read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Dirk Jan Snoeks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dirk Jan Snoeks in the 65th minute of play forced Svartvallstjärnens IF's goalkeeper Birger Wassenius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bobby Amsterdam in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Birger Wassenius saved Svartvallstjärnens IF from getting behind. Bobby Amsterdam scored 3-0 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Birger Wassenius, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Svartvallstjärnens IF's zone, Bobby Amsterdam stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Birger Wassenius came out of the goal and Bobby Amsterdam tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 77 minutes of play, AVV Zeeburgia's Bobby Amsterdam made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Birger Wassenius was left in no man's land by his defense there! Roger Wallgren 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. In the 88th minute, Willem Rijkaard 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. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Bobby Amsterdam put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Birger Wassenius. In the 94thth minute of the game Bobby Amsterdam who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Svartvallstjärnens IF's Birger Wassenius was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Birger Wassenius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bobby Amsterdam in the 96th minute of play. AVV Zeeburgia's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.