U21 World League

Mandarinero
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) NFC Eagles 22's Dé Baron 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. NFC Eagles 22's Johannes Steelman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save NFC Eagles 22 from getting a goal against them. When NFC Eagles 22's Dé Baron in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Mandarina Mecánica's goalie prevented a goal. Johannes Steelman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leobardo Abajas in the 9th minute of the match. Favila Abalos hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. The supporters of NFC Eagles 22 booed when La Mandarina Mecánica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dalmai Abendano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Telo Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chris Hollander in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leobardo Abajas in the 24th minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Johannes Steelman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute, Berenguer Abalos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Mandarina Mecánica fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. 35 minutes into the game, Claude Žák was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NFC Eagles 22's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Mandarina Mecánica the free kick. Claude Žák kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Johannes Steelman was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Leobardo Abajas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Leobardo Abajas really showed his touch with that goal: 5-1. In the 42nd minute Leobardo Abajas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johannes Steelman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dalmai Abendano charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dalmai Abendano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th match minute, La Mandarina Mecánica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dalmai Abendano to maneuver through the defense. After 45 played minutes, NFC Eagles 22's Chris Hollander shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Telo Abalos came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in NFC Eagles 22 reached it. After a defensive mix-up in La Mandarina Mecánica's zone, Dé Baron stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Telo Abalos came out of the goal and Dé Baron tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-1.

La Mandarina Mecánica's Telo Abalos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save La Mandarina Mecánica from getting a goal against them. Dalmai Abendano got his second yellow card in the match during the 56th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Dalmai Abendano kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. La Mandarina Mecánica's Telo Abalos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save La Mandarina Mecánica from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dé Baron in the 83rd minute of play forced La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Telo Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's Claude Žák sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Telo Abalos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 90 minutes, Ton de Ruijter managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NFC Eagles 22's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ton de Ruijter was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the referee ended the match the La Mandarina Mecánica players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.