U23 World League

Heppenbach
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Sebastian Christoffersson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Bernard Ryers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wiktor Lindmark, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Hudiksvalls United defense, Ruben de Wolf kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arne Almstedt. The Hudiksvalls United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arne Almstedt should have stopped the shot. If Ward Raeymakers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arne Almstedt came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Forza Heppenbach's Ward Raeymakers. But to his dismay, Ward Raeymakers quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Thanks to some nice moves Ruben de Wolf could shoot a difficult shot in the 18th minute, which Arne Almstedt however easily saved by the left post. Arne Almstedt was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hendrik-Jan Goddez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 24 minute of play. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Hudiksvalls United's goalkeeper Arne Almstedt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 34 minutes of play, Forza Heppenbach's Axel De Beer made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arne Almstedt was left in no man's land by his defense there! Axel De Beer who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 38thth minute tested the skills of Arne Almstedt when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After having played for 39 minutes, Ward Raeymakers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Forza Heppenbach's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ward Raeymakers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Hudiksvalls United's zone, Axel De Beer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arne Almstedt came out of the goal and Axel De Beer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Ward Raeymakers came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Forza Heppenbach fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ward Raeymakers couldn't finish the play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ward Raeymakers made a kick off. Ward Raeymakers took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arne Almstedt. Arne Almstedt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. Arne Almstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ward Raeymakers in the 56th minute of play. 56 minutes into the game, Ward Raeymakers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Arne Almstedt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Axel De Beer scored 10-0 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arne Almstedt, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 68th minute, Ruben de Wolf ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arne Almstedt was frozen by the shot and now it was 12-0. Hudiksvalls United's Arne Almstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruben de Wolf in the 77th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Forza Heppenbach's corner Ward Raeymakers fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Arne Almstedt quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hendrik-Jan Goddez in the 83rd minute of play forced Hudiksvalls United's goalkeeper Arne Almstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Ward Raeymakers left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Forza Heppenbach fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 14-0. After having played for 90 minutes, Augustijn Luytens managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Forza Heppenbach's supporters crossed their fingers, but Augustijn Luytens was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 91st minute Axel De Beer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arne Almstedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 92 played minutes Hudiksvalls United got a freekick which was hit by Wiktor Lindmark. Ward Raeymakers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arne Almstedt having to interfere.