U23 World League

Rey de Copas
Spectators: 7547 (Terracing: 5662, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abel Muc started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Stijn Klompe cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Fidel Rik was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, GERLIROJO Ψ's Emilio Constancio got a free kick in the 6th minute. Fidel Rik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stijn Klompe in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th minute Klaus Bas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fidel Rik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fidel Rik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Kristoffers in the 14th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, GERLIROJO Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Klaus Bas came free, but Fidel Rik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristo Ermano's late challenge caught a The Dalwhinnie Boys's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristo Ermano helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to GERLIROJO Ψ getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Cristo Ermano hit a great ball. Rudi van Zeist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jonatan Evarado's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Mirko Mos was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 20 minutes into the match. Fidel Rik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Kristoffers, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Niko Kramer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niko Kramer in the 35th minute of play forced GERLIROJO Ψ's goalkeeper Fidel Rik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Klaus Bas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Evarado in the 47th minute of play forced The Dalwhinnie Boys's goalkeeper Rudi van Zeist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. GERLIROJO Ψ's Aristides Oro was substituted for Emilio Ayala. GERLIROJO Ψ were awarded a corner in the 50th minute after The Dalwhinnie Boys's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cristo Ermano took the corner. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Klaus Bas made a kick off. Klaus Bas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Fidel Rik made a huge save. Ramon Saelman hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 62 minutes into the match, The Dalwhinnie Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Cristo Ermano came free, but Rudi van Zeist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, GERLIROJO Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Timo Baars came free, but Fidel Rik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Abel Muc hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. Fidel Rik made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Klaus Bas sent off a good shot on target. Rudi van Zeist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aristides Oro's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Klaus Bas took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fidel Rik. Fidel Rik dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 83rd minute of the game. One of The Dalwhinnie Boys:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of GERLIROJO Ψ:s goal. Fidel Rik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niko Kramer in the 92nd minute of the match. After 93 played minutes The Dalwhinnie Boys got a freekick which was hit by Klaus Bas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristides Oro in the 94th minute of play forced The Dalwhinnie Boys's goalkeeper Rudi van Zeist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fidel Rik made an important save on a dangerous shot by Timo Baars in the 95th minute. Jonathan Kristoffers blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fidel Rik having to make a save. In the 98th minute, Serafin Koldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The GERLIROJO Ψ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching The Dalwhinnie Boys's performance. The match ended with a win for The Dalwhinnie Boys.