U21 World League

Buitenhout Theater
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when August Ryberg got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to HEDONISM U18 getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Costel Calini hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Oliverios Mendez during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 6th match minute, HEDONISM U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oliverios Mendez to maneuver through the defense. Mikael Rudqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruud Reinders, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maximino Cristofanini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ingmar Haström's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Buitenhout FC's Maximino Cristofanini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingmar Haström in the 20th minute of play. After 22 played minutes Buitenhout FC got a freekick which was hit by Rafael van Zeggeren. In the 24th minute of the match Harald Boberg shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Maximino Cristofanini showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 26 played minutes Buitenhout FC got a freekick which was hit by Iwo Wietrzychowski. After 30 minutes of play, HEDONISM U18's Ingmar Haström made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maximino Cristofanini was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mikael Rudqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Ramzinski in the 34th minute of play. In the 34th minute, Robert Ramzinski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Buitenhout FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rune Bagge during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, HEDONISM U18's Rune Bagge got a free kick in the 39th minute. Mikael Rudqvist was out of position in the 43 minute of play, and Ruud Reinders capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ruud Reinders really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Harry Rodenberg hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ruud Reinders to strike the kick off in the second half. Ruud Reinders kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Harald Boberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maximino Cristofanini. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Harald Boberg ran back to his position shaking his head. 66 minutes into the game, Harald Boberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Maximino Cristofanini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 75th minute Ruud Reinders shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikael Rudqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joar Lennartsson's late challenge caught a Buitenhout FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joar Lennartsson helped the player get up and apologised. In the 76th match minute, HEDONISM U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joar Lennartsson to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in HEDONISM U18's zone, Koos Alberts stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mikael Rudqvist came out of the goal and Koos Alberts tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Buitenhout FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Iwo Wietrzychowski hit a great ball. In the 86th minute, August Ryberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maximino Cristofanini was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Robert Ramzinski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Buitenhout FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Robert Ramzinski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mikael Rudqvist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ingmar Haström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Maximino Cristofanini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. August Ryberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. HEDONISM U18 played a much better game than Buitenhout FC and deserved their victory. The Buitenhout FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.