U18 World League

De Brouwerij
Spectators: 8240 (Terracing: 6250, Seating: 1830, VIP seats: 160) AC Pitt Bier's Twan Lute 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. In the 5th minute Per-Åke Nordstedt 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 7th minute Pieter-Jan Roeles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kjell Grönberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pieter-Jan Roeles in the 9th minute of play forced Zlatan BK's goalkeeper Kjell Grönberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pieter-Jan Roeles in the 9th minute of play forced Zlatan BK's goalkeeper Kjell Grönberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Twan Lute kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kjell Grönberg. That made the score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. In the 13th match minute, AC Pitt Bier was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Twan Lute to maneuver through the defense. Fokke Veenhuis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ludvig Wik in the 16th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Zlatan BK's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Pieter-Jan Roeles fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. AC Pitt Bier's Twan Lute was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 20th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Klaas Rijkaard blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kjell Grönberg having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Twan Lute managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Pitt Bier's supporters rose to their feet, but Twan Lute was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kjell Grönberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kjell Grönberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Twan Lute in the 34th minute. Kjell Grönberg made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Twan Lute sent off a good shot on target. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ludvig Wik made a kick off. When Folke Hellbom fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zlatan BK's protests and gave Folke Hellbom a yellow card for diving instead. In the 54th minute, one of Zlatan BK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Zlatan BK. In the 55th minute there was a penalty for AC Pitt Bier. Pieter-Jan Roeles stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Kjell Grönberg. 4-0. Klaas Rijkaard hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Twan Lute sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 66 played minutes, AC Pitt Bier's Klaas Rijkaard shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Kjell Grönberg came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AC Pitt Bier reached it. When Folke Hellbom was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 69 minutes had been played. Folke Hellbom kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Twan Lute's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kjell Grönberg was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Kjell Grönberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Twan Lute went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oliver Molander got free with Fokke Veenhuis in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Zlatan BK booed when AC Pitt Bier was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Twan Lute didn't get a good kick on the ball. AC Pitt Bier were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Zlatan BK for a fine match.