U18 World League

Beeker Arena
Spectators: 9284 (Terracing: 6965, Seating: 2135, VIP seats: 184) Decathlon Dudes's Wesley van Rhijn started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the match, Natan Rouvoet notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Decathlon Dudes's Gerrit Kemper. Gerrit Kemper was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper Gerrit Kemper, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Decathlon Dudes booed when Beek City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Schollens didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th minute Wesley van Rhijn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thierry Lenaerts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thierry Lenaerts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wesley van Rhijn, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jurgen Van Goethem during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Beek City's Jurgen Van Goethem got a free kick in the 15th minute. Thierry Lenaerts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wesley van Rhijn in the 15th minute of play. When Alex Deinse came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Decathlon Dudes 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 Alex Deinse couldn't finish the play. When Decathlon Dudes's Wesley van Rhijn, in the 22nd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Decathlon Dudes. The Decathlon Dudes fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when Decathlon Dudes's Wesley van Rhijn looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thierry Lenaerts showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Borgman in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Paul Meynen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thierry Lenaerts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wesley van Rhijn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thierry Lenaerts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wesley van Rhijn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Beek City getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Xavier Claessens hit a great ball. Alex Deinse took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thierry Lenaerts. Thierry Lenaerts dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Gerrit Kemper took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam-Lucas Van Achteren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thierry Lenaerts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wesley van Rhijn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sam-Lucas Van Achteren stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sam-Lucas Van Achteren kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Sam-Lucas Van Achteren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Gerrit Kemper tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gerrit Kemper didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Natan Rouvoet went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. In the 71st minute, Natan Rouvoet ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gerrit Kemper was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Arjan Robben's late challenge caught a Beek City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arjan Robben helped the player get up and apologised. Alfons Declercq, 76 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Natan Rouvoet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerrit Kemper having to interfere. Arjan Robben sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Natan Rouvoet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gerrit Kemper was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Decathlon Dudes's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.