U23 World League

Asdfgh Stadium
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Martien Degenkamp took the kick off in the first half of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Gerard Mulder had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan-Erik Bengtsson. Asdfgh's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gerard Mulder was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Martien Degenkamp put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Jan-Erik Bengtsson. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Martien Degenkamp in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jan-Erik Bengtsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 16th minute, Gerard Mulder ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jan-Erik Bengtsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. The audience was convinced that Martien Degenkamp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jan-Erik Bengtsson was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. When Alfred Blaauwgeers fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Bal op het Dak's protests and gave Alfred Blaauwgeers a yellow card for diving instead. 28 minutes into the match, Asdfgh's goal looked a bit too open when Martien Degenkamp came free, but Jan-Erik Bengtsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Martien Degenkamp sped through Asdfgh's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jan-Erik Bengtsson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martien Degenkamp in the 46th minute of play forced Asdfgh's goalkeeper Jan-Erik Bengtsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When FC Bal op het Dak's Martien Degenkamp in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Asdfgh's goalie prevented a goal. Disappointed in the 0-6 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Evert Helberg made the kick off in the second half. When Anthon Ivarsson fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Asdfgh's protests and gave Anthon Ivarsson a yellow card for diving instead. Anthon Ivarsson kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 63rd minute Gerard Mulder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Erik Bengtsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st match minute, Asdfgh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peter Asplund to maneuver through the defense. Jan-Erik Bengtsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Martien Degenkamp in the 72nd minute. With his leg Jan-Erik Bengtsson managed to avoid a goal in the 76thth minute, when FC Bal op het Dak's Martien Degenkamp fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 77th play minutes Martien Degenkamp shot 0-8, a short shot which went by Jan-Erik Bengtsson and just under the crossbar into goal. 90 minutes into the match, Asdfgh's goalkeeper Jan-Erik Bengtsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martien Degenkamp. When the match clock showed 90 minutes, the score became 0-10 when Martien Degenkamp sped through Asdfgh's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jan-Erik Bengtsson. FC Bal op het Dak played a much better game than Asdfgh and deserved their victory. The Asdfgh players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.