U21 World League

De Ballenbak
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leobardo Abajas got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes, Jurre van der Werff mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NFC Eagles 22 and the La Mandarina Mecánica players grew even worse after the yellow card. 4 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's Leobardo Abajas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christiaan Been narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to NFC Eagles 22 getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Dé Baron hit a great ball. Telo Abalos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dé Baron in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jose Miguel Melgar in the 12th minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Christiaan Been to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jurre van der Werff got his second yellow card in the match during the 14th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 14th match minute, NFC Eagles 22 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jurre van der Werff to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of La Mandarina Mecánica booed when NFC Eagles 22 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ton de Ruijter didn't get a good kick on the ball. Christiaan Been stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leobardo Abajas's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Christiaan Been took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Berenguer Abalos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andreas Deinse kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Jose Miguel Melgar took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christiaan Been. Christiaan Been dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Andreas Deinse struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Telo Abalos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NFC Eagles 22. 39 minutes into the match, Leobardo Abajas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christiaan Been. NFC Eagles 22's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leobardo Abajas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The supporters of La Mandarina Mecánica booed when NFC Eagles 22 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giovanni Rademaker didn't get a good kick on the ball. The NFC Eagles 22 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. La Mandarina Mecánica were winning 0-3.

Telo Abalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dé Baron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 60 played minutes NFC Eagles 22 got a freekick which was hit by Chris Hollander. Through an outstanding action, after 62 minutes, Christiaan Been successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Dé Baron received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Telo Abalos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chris Hollander struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Telo Abalos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NFC Eagles 22. When Favila Abalos fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Mandarina Mecánica's protests and gave Favila Abalos a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dé Baron in the 73rd minute of play forced La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Telo Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute, La Mandarina Mecánica's Leobardo Abajas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Dé Baron hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Berenguer Abalos took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christiaan Been. Christiaan Been dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. When NFC Eagles 22's Dé Baron in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd 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. After a rather tough play, NFC Eagles 22's Chris Hollander got a free kick in the 85th minute. Berenguer Abalos scored 0-6 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Christiaan Been, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the final whistle sounded La Mandarina Mecánica left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than NFC Eagles 22.