U18 World League

Πανθεσσαλικό Στάδιο
Spectators: 8014 (Terracing: 6012, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gerard Mulder took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th match minute, FC Bal op het Dak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Rein Helwig to maneuver through the defense. Kristof Numan scored 0-2 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tilemachos Manouselis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 12 played minutes FC Bal op het Dak got a freekick which was hit by Sven Keupink. Taco Neeskens didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Makis Kois went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After 18 minutes of play, FC Bal op het Dak's Kristof Numan made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tilemachos Manouselis was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Tabachana F.C. defense, Gerard Mulder kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tilemachos Manouselis. The Tabachana F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tilemachos Manouselis should have stopped the shot. If Makis Kois had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Bal op het Dak's Taco Neeskens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Makis Kois in the 27th minute of play. After having played for 28 minutes, Aggelos Apostolidis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tabachana F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Aggelos Apostolidis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 29th minute, Aggelos Apostolidis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 32 minutes into the game, one of FC Bal op het Dak:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Taco Neeskens had in the 33rdth minute some difficulties stopping Makis Kois's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 37th minute, Sjaak Saarloos made a precise shot to the right of Tilemachos Manouselis. Tabachana F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. FC Bal op het Dak's Taco Neeskens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save FC Bal op het Dak from getting a goal against them. In the 42nd minute Makis Kois shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taco Neeskens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute Gerard Mulder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tilemachos Manouselis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Tabachana F.C. defense, Sjaak Saarloos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tilemachos Manouselis. The Tabachana F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tilemachos Manouselis should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-7.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Makis Kois stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tilemachos Manouselis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kristof Numan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-9 in the 62 minute of play. Taco Neeskens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Makis Kois in the 69th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the game, Jouke Brinker cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-10. Tilemachos Manouselis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. During the 75th minute of the match Edwin Batum completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Edwin Batum a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Edwin Batum kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Tilemachos Manouselis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sjaak Saarloos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alkinoos Tachmatzidis kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match.