U21 World League

VerwachtingArena
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alex Breckenfeld got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes, Eliodor Barbosu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kobra TEAM and the Verwachting players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Kobra TEAM getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Eliodor Barbosu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Breckenfeld in the 8th minute of play forced Verwachting's goalkeeper Casper Enting to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Gerrit Melis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Junior Kobra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kobra TEAM's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Franck Bakhuis was slow to take the kick. During this time Verwachting's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Gerrit Melis managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After a rather tough play, Kobra TEAM's Jairo Lenzi got a free kick in the 15th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Kobra TEAM's Petru Hristea sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Enting narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 21 minutes into the match, Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper Junior Kobra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oscar Vaalman. After 21 minutes of play Kobra TEAM's Eliodor Barbosu was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 22 played minutes Kobra TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Eliodor Barbosu. Casper Enting showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petru Hristea in the 25th minute of the match. Petru Hristea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Ozon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Casper Enting tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd match minute, Verwachting was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oscar Vaalman to maneuver through the defense. 34 minutes into the match, Kobra TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Gerrit Melis came free, but Junior Kobra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Petru Hristea made a precise shot to the right of Casper Enting. Verwachting's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Casper Enting made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petru Hristea in the 41st minute of play. 45 minutes had been played when some careless play by Verwachting's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Petru Hristea was slow to take the kick. During this time Kobra TEAM's players had a chance to rest. In the 48th minute, Jairo Lenzi 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. The Verwachting players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Kobra TEAM were winning 0-1.

In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Verwachting's goalkeeper Casper Enting, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 53 minutes, Gerrit Melis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Verwachting and the Kobra TEAM players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 53 played minutes Verwachting got a freekick which was hit by Gerrit Melis. Junior Kobra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerrit Melis in the 56th minute of the match. Petru Hristea kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 62nd match minute, Verwachting was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henk-Jan Opdam to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute, Cristian Ozon fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Casper Enting, passed just outside the right post. When Petru Hristea came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Kobra TEAM fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Petru Hristea couldn't finish the play. Petru Hristea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Casper Enting made a huge save. Cristian Ozon struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Casper Enting didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kobra TEAM. The supporters of Verwachting booed when Kobra TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Traian Tiţe didn't get a good kick on the ball. Junior Kobra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Vaalman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 72 minutes of play, Verwachting's Oscar Vaalman made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Junior Kobra was left in no man's land by his defense there! Junior Kobra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerrit Melis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Kobra TEAM getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Alex Breckenfeld hit a great ball. Petru Hristea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Verwachting had won after a very even match.