U18 World League

Neustadt Arena
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Roger Popken started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damazy Konopka in the 5th minute of play forced Seagulls's goalkeeper Jurjen van der Gun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Roger Popken shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafal Dulka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute Mathias Busch suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 14 minutes into the game, Roland Jaszyna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dymarki Wejherowo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Seagulls the free kick. Seagulls's Wilco Owusu Abeyie was substituted for Mathias Busch. A collision led to Dymarki Wejherowo getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Roland Jaszyna hit a great ball. Rafal Dulka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roger Popken in the 17th minute of play. After 18 minutes, Roger Popken made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Dymarki Wejherowo's Rafal Dulka tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Dymarki Wejherowo getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Kajetan Mentis hit a great ball. Damazy Konopka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ralf Talsma came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Seagulls 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 Ralf Talsma couldn't finish the play. Jurjen van der Gun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeusz Dziatkowski in the 34th minute of the match. In the 38th minute, Carsten Klaasens 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. Jurjen van der Gun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damazy Konopka, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Jurjen van der Gun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damazy Konopka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Damazy Konopka made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Seagulls's goal looked a bit too open when Tadeusz Dziatkowski came free, but Jurjen van der Gun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Damazy Konopka during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Seagulls booed when Dymarki Wejherowo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damazy Konopka didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th match minute, Seagulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilco Owusu Abeyie to maneuver through the defense. Roger Popken sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jurjen van der Gun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damazy Konopka in the 79th minute of play. The supporters of Dymarki Wejherowo booed when Seagulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ralf Talsma didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute Damazy Konopka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jurjen van der Gun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roger Popken sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jurjen van der Gun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damazy Konopka in the 93rd minute of play.