U23 World League

Golden Palace
Spectators: 7596 (Terracing: 5698, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jasper Staarman kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basem Al Baghli in the 3rd minute of play forced De Pelgrims's goalkeeper Laurens Oosterman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laurens Oosterman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khalefa Al Homaithe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute Herman Craandijk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aadil Al Harban saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aadil Al Harban took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koos Keupink, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the match, Golden Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Klasen came free, but Aadil Al Harban reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute, Saif Abo Al Hasan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Laurens Oosterman. The goal made the score 1-0. Laurens Oosterman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abdul Rahman Al Youha in the 19th minute. Aadil Al Harban took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jasper Staarman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the game, Jasper Staarman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. De Pelgrims's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Golden Tigers the free kick. After some careless play in the Golden Tigers defense, Jasper Staarman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aadil Al Harban. The Golden Tigers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aadil Al Harban should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jasper Staarman in the 38th minute of play forced Golden Tigers's goalkeeper Aadil Al Harban to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 minutes of play, De Pelgrims's Herman Craandijk made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aadil Al Harban was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abdul Rahman Al Youha to strike the kick off in the second half. Laurens Oosterman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdul Rahman Al Youha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Laurens Oosterman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdul Rahman Al Youha in the 53rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Herman Craandijk got free with Aadil Al Harban in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Koos Keupink sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aadil Al Harban showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elbert Spanjer, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 66th minute of the match Edrees Al Najdi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Laurens Oosterman skillfully saved the ball. When Saif Abo Al Hasan fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Golden Tigers's protests and gave Saif Abo Al Hasan a yellow card for diving instead. After 73 minutes of play, De Pelgrims's Koos Keupink made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aadil Al Harban was left in no man's land by his defense there! 76 minutes into the match, Golden Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Elbert Spanjer came free, but Aadil Al Harban reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edrees Al Najdi's late challenge caught a De Pelgrims's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edrees Al Najdi helped the player get up and apologised. Edrees Al Najdi kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Jasper Staarman who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 82ndth minute tested the skills of Aadil Al Harban when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Herman Craandijk might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aadil Al Harban. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Herman Craandijk ran back to his position shaking his head. Aadil Al Harban made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herman Craandijk in the 85th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Jasper Staarman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The De Pelgrims fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. Edrees Al Najdi kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herman Craandijk in the 95th minute of play forced Golden Tigers's goalkeeper Aadil Al Harban to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded De Pelgrims left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Golden Tigers.