U18 World League

南通会展中心体育场
Spectators: 8515 (Terracing: 6387, Seating: 1958, VIP seats: 170) Pieter-Jan Roeles started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6th match minute, 【№1】Galactic Empire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 范振宇 to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when 卓夕树 got free with Fokke Veenhuis in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 11 minutes into the match, 【№1】Galactic Empire's goal looked a bit too open when Pieter-Jan Roeles came free, but 姜宇宁 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 【№1】Galactic Empire's 姜宇宁 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pieter-Jan Roeles in the 20th minute of play. Twan Lute sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Twan Lute in the 27th minute of play forced 【№1】Galactic Empire's goalkeeper 姜宇宁 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 蒋卫鹰 hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Pieter-Jan Roeles might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 姜宇宁. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pieter-Jan Roeles ran back to his position shaking his head. 蒋卫鹰 charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 蒋卫鹰 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of AC Pitt Bier booed when 【№1】Galactic Empire was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. 蒋卫鹰 didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 曾坤松 in the 35th minute of play forced AC Pitt Bier's goalkeeper Fokke Veenhuis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 姜宇宁 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Twan Lute in the 38th minute of play. In the 43rd minute Twan Lute shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 姜宇宁 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 卓夕树 to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Pitt Bier's goalkeeper Fokke Veenhuis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 58th minute, Pieter-Jan Roeles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 【№1】Galactic Empire's 姜宇宁 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save 【№1】Galactic Empire from getting a goal against them. In the 66th match minute, AC Pitt Bier was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascall de Vries to maneuver through the defense. Pieter-Jan Roeles struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. 姜宇宁 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Pitt Bier. In the 72nd minute 范振宇 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. 【№1】Galactic Empire were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after AC Pitt Bier's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. 梅永寒 took the corner. After taking down the ball on 【№1】Galactic Empire's corner 梅永寒 fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fokke Veenhuis quite easily take care of the ball. Fokke Veenhuis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 曾坤松 in the 76th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pascall de Vries in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 姜宇宁 saved 【№1】Galactic Empire from getting behind. AC Pitt Bier's Pieter-Jan Roeles was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 83rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Fokke Veenhuis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 卓夕树 in the 87th minute of the match. 姜宇宁 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascall de Vries in the 90th minute of play. 姜宇宁 didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 91st minute, which inside left pole to 0-3. The audience was convinced that Twan Lute's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 姜宇宁 was relentless in the 97th minute of the game.