U18 World League

Court of Destiny
Spectators: 7451 (Terracing: 5590, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) No Shit!!'s Anton Visser 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. In the 4thth minute of the game Vule Jović who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but No Shit!!'s Mitchell Kruijs was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 7th minute, Erdal Ratkić made a precise shot to the right of Mitchell Kruijs. No Shit!!'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, No Shit!!'s goal looked a bit too open when Erdal Ratkić came free, but Mitchell Kruijs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the game, Erdal Ratkić cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Mitchell Kruijs was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 17 minutes into the match, Erdal Ratkić notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of No Shit!!'s Mitchell Kruijs. Mitchell Kruijs was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Anton Visser came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the No Shit!! 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 Anton Visser couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maarten Oost in the 29th minute of play forced FISHBONE 06's goalkeeper Damijan Rača to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vladislav Jamina hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. 31 minutes into the match, Anton Visser dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Damijan Rača, 1-3. Mitchell Kruijs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erdal Ratkić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Maarten Oost's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damijan Rača was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Maarten Oost charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maarten Oost the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 48 played minutes No Shit!! got a freekick which was hit by Maarten Oost. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erdal Ratkić was the one to do the kick off. Jusuf Salamović made in the 56th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Ferhad Hamzić. Lennart Taalman kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After 67 minutes of play, FISHBONE 06's Erdal Ratkić made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mitchell Kruijs was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 70th minute, Anton Visser made a precise shot to the right of Damijan Rača. FISHBONE 06's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-4. 76 minutes into the game, Erdal Ratkić recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Mitchell Kruijs. Erdal Ratkić showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-5. Mitchell Kruijs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vule Jović in the 80th minute of play. No Shit!!'s Mitchell Kruijs proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save No Shit!! from getting a goal against them. In the 86th minute, FISHBONE 06's Erdal Ratkić dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-6. The supporters of FISHBONE 06 booed when No Shit!! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bjorn Gulpen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mitchell Kruijs was out of position in the 90 minute of play, and Erdal Ratkić capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Erdal Ratkić really showed his touch with that goal: 3-7. Damijan Rača showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anton Visser in the 96th minute of the match. In the 96th minute, Erdal Ratkić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FISHBONE 06 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.