U23 World League

LA ESTANCIA
Spectators: 7999 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) The supporters of Northern California booed when Ágætis Byrjun was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucien de Ridder didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonathan Bernaldo got free with Maraman Reitsma in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Maraman Reitsma made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Gervasio Isias sent off a good shot on target. In the 9th minute, Ted Borker ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santos Mino was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Dante Taurino hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Santos Mino stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ted Borker's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. The supporters of Northern California booed when Ágætis Byrjun was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jelle Vrieling didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Bernaldo in the 18th minute of play forced Ágætis Byrjun's goalkeeper Maraman Reitsma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Ted Borker notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Northern California's Santos Mino. Santos Mino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bernard McFrank hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Ted Borker took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Santos Mino. Santos Mino dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Ágætis Byrjun's Maraman Reitsma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervasio Isias in the 31st minute of play. Northern California's Santos Mino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laurens Erenstein in the 32nd minute of play. 37 minutes into the game, Conrado Frans was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Northern California's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ágætis Byrjun the free kick. The supporters of Ágætis Byrjun booed when Northern California was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Conrado Frans didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Northern California's goal looked a bit too open when Ted Borker came free, but Santos Mino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Bernaldo in the 42nd minute of play forced Ágætis Byrjun's goalkeeper Maraman Reitsma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd match minute, Ágætis Byrjun was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harris Theisens to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ted Borker was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Northern California's goal looked a bit too open when Ted Borker came free, but Santos Mino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Northern California getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Dante Taurino hit a great ball. Santos Mino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Laurens Erenstein in the 55th minute. Maraman Reitsma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Bernaldo in the 69th minute of play. Maraman Reitsma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Bernaldo in the 70th minute of play. Conrado Frans scored 2-3 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maraman Reitsma, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Maraman Reitsma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Bernaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maraman Reitsma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gervasio Isias, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 83rd minute, Jonathan Bernaldo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maraman Reitsma was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3. Conrado Frans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maraman Reitsma having to interfere. Northern California's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.