U18 World League

Vester Såby Arena
Spectators: 8523 (Terracing: 6393, Seating: 1960, VIP seats: 170) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Twan Lute got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Seed Town West's zone, Klaas Rijkaard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chidozie Kenobi came out of the goal and Klaas Rijkaard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 6 minutes into the match, AC Pitt Bier's goalkeeper Fokke Veenhuis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sophus Nielsen. In the 12th minute Sophus Nielsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fokke Veenhuis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chidozie Kenobi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Twan Lute in the 13th minute of play. Chidozie Kenobi came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by AC Pitt Bier's Twan Lute. But to his dismay, Twan Lute quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 28th minute, Sophus Nielsen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Seed Town West fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 32 minutes into the match, AC Pitt Bier's goal looked a bit too open when Sophus Nielsen came free, but Fokke Veenhuis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Twan Lute notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Seed Town West's Chidozie Kenobi. Chidozie Kenobi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Chidozie Kenobi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Twan Lute, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After 38th play minutes Twan Lute shot 1-3, a short shot which went by Chidozie Kenobi and just under the crossbar into goal. 42 minutes into the match, Seed Town West's goal looked a bit too open when Twan Lute came free, but Chidozie Kenobi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute, Charlie Lyndegaard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chidozie Kenobi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pieter-Jan Roeles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Sophus Nielsen made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pieter-Jan Roeles in the 54th minute of play forced Seed Town West's goalkeeper Chidozie Kenobi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Charlie Lyndegaard charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Charlie Lyndegaard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 55th match minute, Seed Town West was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charlie Lyndegaard to maneuver through the defense. Seed Town West's Chidozie Kenobi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Seed Town West from getting a goal against them. Fokke Veenhuis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sophus Nielsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chidozie Kenobi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pascall de Vries in the 64th minute of the match. Chidozie Kenobi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Twan Lute in the 65th minute. In the 73rd minute Sophus Nielsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fokke Veenhuis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute, Pieter-Jan Roeles made a precise shot to the right of Chidozie Kenobi. Seed Town West's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Seed Town West's Sigurd Thygaard was substituted for Lenni Grige. After some careless play in the Seed Town West defense, Twan Lute kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chidozie Kenobi. The Seed Town West fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chidozie Kenobi should have stopped the shot. Chidozie Kenobi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pascall de Vries in the 87th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Twan Lute kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Chidozie Kenobi. That made the score 1-6 in the 91 minute of play. In the 96th minute, Pieter-Jan Roeles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.