U21 World League

Winthont Arena
Spectators: 8105 (Terracing: 6080, Seating: 1864, VIP seats: 161) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kristof Klompe got the match started through his kick off. De Digitale Dribbelaars's Pascal Vledder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slim Shady in the 7th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, De Digitale Dribbelaars's goal looked a bit too open when Slim Shady came free, but Pascal Vledder reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute Winthont FC were awarded a corner. Kadim Argun went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 20th minute, Winthont FC's Kadim Argun dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Qi Zhen Wei's late challenge caught a De Digitale Dribbelaars's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Qi Zhen Wei helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Winthont FC's Qi Zhen Wei got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 28th minute, Thijs Nijhof hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Slim Ben Von Bischhoffshausen in the 33rd minute of play forced Winthont FC's goalkeeper Jacob Hauvers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pascal Vledder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Slim Shady in the 35th minute of play. Ivo Henselmans got a throw-in 40 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Slim Shady. Slim Shady received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Pascal Vledder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jacob Hauvers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Slim Ben Von Bischhoffshausen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacob Hauvers came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by De Digitale Dribbelaars's Slim Ben Von Bischhoffshausen. But to his dismay, Slim Ben Von Bischhoffshausen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Jacob Hauvers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kristof Klompe in the 55th minute. Kristof Klompe's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jacob Hauvers firmly grabbed it by the left post. Pascal Vledder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Slim Shady, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Slim Shady in the 66th minute of play forced De Digitale Dribbelaars's goalkeeper Pascal Vledder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute Kadim Argun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pascal Vledder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Kadim Argun put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Pascal Vledder. Winthont FC made a substitution. Anselmo Dantas replaced Kadim Argun. Winthont FC's Jacob Hauvers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slim Ben Von Bischhoffshausen in the 84th minute of play. Brian Broby fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pascal Vledder having to interfere. Brian Broby hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Brian Broby managed to get in a good position for a shot. Winthont FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Brian Broby was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pascal Vledder breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Winthont FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while De Digitale Dribbelaars had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.