U18 World League

Ninja Stadion
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marinus de Jong got the match started through his kick off. Kristian Sillén showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marinus de Jong, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 6 minutes into the match, Marinus de Jong had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kristian Sillén. Ninjas FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marinus de Jong was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Leendert Oortwijn made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Torsten Kiempe sent off a good shot on target. 14 minutes into the game, Osdorp FC's Marinus de Jong nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kristian Sillén made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. With a little luck, Osdorp FC's Leendert Oortwijn got control of the ball when Ture Öberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kristian Sillén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Corné Diggele in the 20th minute of play. Kristian Sillén came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Osdorp FC's Corné Diggele. But to his dismay, Corné Diggele quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Kristian Sillén showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marinus de Jong, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marinus de Jong in the 29th minute of play forced Ninjas FK's goalkeeper Kristian Sillén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marinus de Jong in the 30th minute of play forced Ninjas FK's goalkeeper Kristian Sillén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the game, Corné Diggele cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Kristian Sillén was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Corné Diggele fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kristian Sillén having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Ninjas FK's Torsten Kiempe dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-4. With an all-out effort, Ninjas FK's Leendert Oortwijn threw himself towards the right post 43 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joseph Hjeltman, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Torsten Kiempe stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the match, Marinus de Jong got a very nice opportunity to score, but Kristian Sillén was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marinus de Jong got free with Kristian Sillén in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Ninjas FK's Kristian Sillén got control of the ball when Corné Diggele tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Ninjas FK getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Urban Beckström hit a great ball. In the 65th minute Marinus de Jong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristian Sillén saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Ninjas FK's goal looked a bit too open when Marinus de Jong came free, but Kristian Sillén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marinus de Jong scored 2-6 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kristian Sillén, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Cees Mol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 75 minutes into the game, Ninjas FK's Joseph Hjeltman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leendert Oortwijn made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-6. Kristian Sillén made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Marinus de Jong sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Ninjas FK getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Ture Öberg hit a great ball. Leendert Oortwijn came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Ninjas FK's Torsten Kiempe. But to his dismay, Torsten Kiempe quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-6. A collision led to Ninjas FK getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Aaron Kvalfält hit a great ball. After 94 played minutes Osdorp FC got a freekick which was hit by Rein Robbermond. Osdorp FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.