U21 World League

VerwachtingArena
Spectators: 7690 (Terracing: 5768, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Verwachting's Wilfred Bemmel 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Steve Deckkers managed to get in a good position for a shot. ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s supporters rose to their feet, but Steve Deckkers was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Melvin Borgman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lv Si Hao hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Domenik Kromkamp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Marcel Chiriță made a huge save. After 14 played minutes ASF BAIA MARE -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Cristinel Andronescu. With an all-out effort, Verwachting's Marcel Chiriță threw himself towards the right post 15 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Domenik Kromkamp, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 17th minute Remus Vermeşan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melvin Borgman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remus Vermeşan in the 21st minute of play forced Verwachting's goalkeeper Melvin Borgman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lv Si Hao during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lv Si Hao hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute Wilfred Bemmel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Chiriță saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 29 played minutes Verwachting got a freekick which was hit by Zanko Garchev. 30 minutes into the match, Verwachting's goal looked a bit too open when Ion Cucerzan came free, but Melvin Borgman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Verwachting's goal looked a bit too open when Marcel Petculescu came free, but Melvin Borgman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Melvin Borgman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remus Vermeşan in the 35th minute of the match. Marcel Chiriță took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domenik Kromkamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Verwachting's Melvin Borgman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steve Deckkers in the 38th minute of play. If Remus Vermeşan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Peycho Angushev during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd match minute, Verwachting was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peycho Angushev to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Verwachting's Zanko Garchev got a free kick in the 44th minute. Verwachting's Melvin Borgman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remus Vermeşan in the 48th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Remus Vermeşan to strike the kick off in the second half. Melvin Borgman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Remus Vermeşan in the 52nd minute. A nice corner shot did that Ion Cucerzan got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Melvin Borgman quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 57th minute Remus Vermeşan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melvin Borgman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Verwachting's Melvin Borgman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remus Vermeşan in the 58th minute of play. Melvin Borgman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remus Vermeşan in the 60th minute of play. Ion Cucerzan charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ion Cucerzan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in ASF BAIA MARE -MM- fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 61st minute. Penalty! ASF BAIA MARE -MM-:s Marcel Chiriță showed great skill when he stopped Wilco Kosterman:s penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domenik Kromkamp in the 68th minute of play forced ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s goalkeeper Marcel Chiriță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the last second Melvin Borgman throw himself and got hold of the ball when Remus Vermeşan in the 70thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Marcel Chiriță took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domenik Kromkamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Remus Vermeşans short, quick shot in the 79thth minute got Melvin Borgman to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henk-Jan Opdam during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Henk-Jan Opdam kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. The long shot by Ion Cucerzan in the 80th minute really tested Melvin Borgman's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 85 played minutes Verwachting got a freekick which was hit by Zanko Garchev. Marcel Chiriță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerrit Melis in the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, Steve Deckkers reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Melvin Borgman. The goal made the score 0-2. Remus Vermeşans short, quick shot in the 96thth minute got Melvin Borgman to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Marcel Chiriță made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerrit Melis in the 97th minute of play.