U18 World League

Nick Off Sisu Arena
Spectators: 7880 (Terracing: 5911, Seating: 1812, VIP seats: 157) Pieter den Hartog made the kick off and thus started the match. When Greg Corcoran fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Coventry Wasps's protests and gave Greg Corcoran a yellow card for diving instead. After 3 played minutes Coventry Wasps got a freekick which was hit by Greg Corcoran. Leon Reiling took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dylan Bartlett. Coventry Wasps's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Coventry Wasps booed when Lemel SV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sjoerd Bosschaart didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dries Teunisse charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dries Teunisse the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dries Teunisse hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Stan Bancroft sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Coventry Wasps defense, Reinhard Braamhaar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dylan Bartlett. The Coventry Wasps fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dylan Bartlett should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reinhard Braamhaar in the 25th minute of play forced Coventry Wasps's goalkeeper Dylan Bartlett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dylan Bartlett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reinhard Braamhaar in the 28th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Coventry Wasps's goal looked a bit too open when Reinhard Braamhaar came free, but Dylan Bartlett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reinhard Braamhaar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 41 played minutes Lemel SV got a freekick which was hit by Jack de Zwaan. The supporters of Lemel SV booed when Coventry Wasps was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Greg Corcoran didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dylan Bartlett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reinhard Braamhaar in the 47th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ronnie Blakeley was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Lucas Bridgewater made a precise shot to the right of Olivier Kahn. Lemel SV's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Lemel SV's Olivier Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronnie Blakeley in the 63rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Lemel SV's Reinhard Braamhaar got a free kick in the 69th minute. Simon Swart hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Connor Haugue hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. During the 78th minute of the match Reinhard Braamhaar completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Reinhard Braamhaar a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Reinhard Braamhaar kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Lemel SV's attentive Gabriele Batistuta managed to snatch the ball when Connor Haugue made a throw-in in the 81st minute of the game. Dylan Bartlett made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bastiaan Bruintjes in the 82nd minute. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Coventry Wasps's goalkeeper Dylan Bartlett, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bastiaan Bruintjes hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 90th minute, Hans Degeling hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Coventry Wasps's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.