U23 World League

Valhalla
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) Segundo Balendin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jan Klasen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vikingos FC's Oscar Gines played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jasper Staarman in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herman Craandijk in the 9th minute of play forced Vikingos FC's goalkeeper Oscar Gines to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute Jasper Staarman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Gines saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, De Pelgrims's Jasper Staarman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Oscar Gines made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Elbert Spanjer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oscar Gines showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herman Craandijk in the 26th minute of the match. Oscar Gines took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koos Keupink, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vikingos FC's Oscar Gines played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koos Keupink in the 30th minute of play. In the 34th minute, Jasper Staarman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Oscar Gines was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 37th minute Jasper Staarman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Gines saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute, Mickael Achterberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oscar Gines took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jasper Staarman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half De Pelgrims were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jasper Staarman made a kick off. Oscar Gines didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Herman Craandijk went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After 60 played minutes De Pelgrims got a freekick which was hit by Mickael Achterberg. In the 60th minute Segundo Balendin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurens Oosterman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oscar Gines was a little too slow when Jasper Staarman got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 1-4. Simon Liher hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tonnie Ter in the 72nd minute of play forced Vikingos FC's goalkeeper Oscar Gines to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 77 played minutes Vikingos FC got a freekick which was hit by Salvador Calvino. Vikingos FC's Oscar Gines proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Vikingos FC from getting a goal against them. In the 78th minute, Oscar Oroitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 81 played minutes De Pelgrims got a freekick which was hit by Jordi Meijer. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elbert Spanjer in the 84th minute of play forced Vikingos FC's goalkeeper Oscar Gines to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute Elbert Spanjer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Gines saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 87 played minutes De Pelgrims got a freekick which was hit by Gerard van Diemen. In the 88th minute of the match Segundo Balendin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Laurens Oosterman skillfully saved the ball. Jasper Staarman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Oscar Gines made a huge save. After a rather tough play, De Pelgrims's Jasper Staarman got a free kick in the 93rd minute.