U21 World League

Stadio Joško
Spectators: 8403 (Terracing: 6303, Seating: 1932, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Christijan Oss kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Christijan Oss's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jordy Steckens was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Jordy Steckens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlo Moek in the 5th minute of play. Harris Wijkstra hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute, Christijan Oss made a precise shot to the right of Jordy Steckens. Circus BAF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 14 minutes into the match, Jasper Philipsen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jordy Steckens. Circus BAF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jasper Philipsen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Dirk-Jan van Bronckhorst showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lauren Van Den Abeele, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Circus BAF's Jordy Steckens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roelof Zeevenhoven in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, Decathlon Dudes's Christijan Oss nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jordy Steckens made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. The audience was convinced that Christijan Oss's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jordy Steckens was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Constantijn Van De Beeck might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dirk-Jan van Bronckhorst. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Constantijn Van De Beeck ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Roelof Zeevenhoven's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jordy Steckens was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. In the 48th minute of the match Mads Pedersen sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jordy Steckens skillfully saved the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lauren Van Den Abeele was the one to do the kick off. Jordy Steckens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlo Moek in the 55th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christijan Oss in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jordy Steckens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Christijan Oss put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Jordy Steckens. 58 minutes into the match, Circus BAF's goalkeeper Jordy Steckens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christijan Oss. In the 61st minute, Luka De Raedemaeker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the match, Circus BAF's goal looked a bit too open when Christijan Oss came free, but Jordy Steckens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jordy Steckens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jasper Philipsen in the 78th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jasper Philipsen in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jordy Steckens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Carlo Moek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Jordy Steckens made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Circus BAF's Steven De Clercq got a free kick in the 86th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Circus BAF's goalkeeper Jordy Steckens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christijan Oss. After 88 played minutes Circus BAF got a freekick which was hit by Geoffry Suetens. Jordy Steckens was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Mads Pedersen. Circus BAF's Jordy Steckens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Circus BAF from getting a goal against them. After 92 played minutes Circus BAF got a freekick which was hit by Steven De Clercq. Jordy Steckens acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 93rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Mads Pedersen. Christijan Oss could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Jordy Steckens made a huge save. Decathlon Dudes played a much better game than Circus BAF and deserved their victory. The Circus BAF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.