U18 World League

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Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rafael Heijer started the match with the kick off. Eric Eefting charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eric Eefting the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, NFC Eagles 22's Eric Eefting got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Felix Teunissen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 郝庭钢 in the 5th minute of the match. After 11 minutes of play, NFC Eagles 22's Rafael Heijer made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 楚峰梁 was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee felt a red card was in order, 14 minutes into the game, when Jos Nijhof put in a rough tackle. In the 18th minute 郝庭钢 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Teunissen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. NFC Eagles 22's Felix Teunissen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save NFC Eagles 22 from getting a goal against them. 28 minutes into the match, 郝庭钢 dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Felix Teunissen, 1-1. Felix Teunissen made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when 魏旭国 sent off a good shot on target. In the 39th match minute, NFC Eagles 22 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Godfried Steelman to maneuver through the defense. When Jack Popping fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored NFC Eagles 22's protests and gave Jack Popping a yellow card for diving instead. Jack Popping kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. When Johannes Steelman fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored NFC Eagles 22's protests and gave Johannes Steelman a yellow card for diving instead. Through an outstanding action, after 46 minutes, Felix Teunissen successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 郝庭钢 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute 顾振宁 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Teunissen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. NFC Eagles 22's Felix Teunissen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 魏旭国 in the 64th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when 魏旭国 came free, but Felix Teunissen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felix Teunissen came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by ≮王者归来≯万物皆有节奏's 魏旭国. But to his dismay, 魏旭国 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 魏旭国 took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Felix Teunissen. Felix Teunissen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. 郝庭钢 scored 4-1 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Felix Teunissen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. ≮王者归来≯万物皆有节奏 had played much better football throughout.