U23 World League

Dukaton
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Coos van Ankeren took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jelle Wikenburg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Avery Novak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute, Durval Bulhosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Coos van Ankeren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jelle Wikenburg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Artur Estrada went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 12th minute Pedro Haaland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jelle Wikenburg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th match minute, Vitória StrikerS™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cássio Cortez to maneuver through the defense. Coos van Ankeren's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but La Bolas firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 16 played minutes Vitória StrikerS™ got a freekick which was hit by Cássio Cortez. The crowd rose to their feet as Dukaton f.c.'s Coos van Ankeren slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of La Bolas. That made the score 1-1 after 17 minutes of play. In the 21st match minute, Vitória StrikerS™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Haaland to maneuver through the defense. Coos van Ankeren's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but La Bolas firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 26 played minutes Vitória StrikerS™ got a freekick which was hit by Panda Urso. Jelle Wikenburg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avery Novak in the 29th minute of play. Jelle Wikenburg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Haaland in the 31st minute of play. In the 33rd minute Cássio Cortez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jelle Wikenburg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. La Bolas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Svetlozar Chukovski in the 34th minute. Jelle Wikenburg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Avery Novak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the game, Pedro Haaland cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Jelle Wikenburg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Josué Sá hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After the first half Vitória StrikerS™ were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Avery Novak stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Coos van Ankeren in the 55th minute of play forced Vitória StrikerS™'s goalkeeper La Bolas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 60 minutes, Coos van Ankeren mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dukaton f.c. and the Vitória StrikerS™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Coos van Ankeren kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the game, Pedro Haaland cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Jelle Wikenburg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Vitória StrikerS™ booed when Dukaton f.c. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgar Barends didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Artur Estrada got free with Jelle Wikenburg in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedro Haaland got free with Jelle Wikenburg in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 74 minutes into the match, Avery Novak dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jelle Wikenburg, 1-4. The crowd rose to their feet as Artur Estrada kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jelle Wikenburg. That made the score 1-5 in the 76 minute of play. A collision led to Vitória StrikerS™ getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Branco Preto hit a great ball. Vitória StrikerS™'s La Bolas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Youri Geraets in the 81st minute of play. Svetlozar Chukovski hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute, Artur Estrada got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Vitória StrikerS™'s Cássio Cortez got a free kick in the 87th minute. La Bolas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Coos van Ankeren in the 90th minute of play. Avery Novak struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Jelle Wikenburg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vitória StrikerS™. After a rather tough play, Dukaton f.c.'s Edgar Barends got a free kick in the 96th minute. Vitória StrikerS™ played a much better game than Dukaton f.c. and deserved their victory. The Dukaton f.c. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.