U21 World League

Lucas E. Abalos
Spectators: 7874 (Terracing: 5906, Seating: 1811, VIP seats: 157) 4 minutes into the match, Abuba Akotonon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Martien Degenkamp came free, but Amadeo Jatsu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Aarón Anselmino dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Julius van Zijl, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Abuba Akotonon FC's Kévin Zenón got a free kick in the 11th minute. Abuba Akotonon FC's Amadeo Jatsu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martien Degenkamp in the 12th minute of play. Julius van Zijl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulino Lizardi in the 14th minute of the match. With a little luck, FC Bal op het Dak's Julius van Zijl got control of the ball when Miguel Merentiel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Julius van Zijl made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miguel Merentiel in the 21st minute. Amadeo Jatsu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martien Degenkamp in the 28th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Abuba Akotonon FC's Julius van Zijl threw himself towards the right post 29 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Miguel Merentiel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 32 minutes into the match, Virgilio Corderall notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of FC Bal op het Dak's Julius van Zijl. Julius van Zijl was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Julius van Zijl acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 36th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Nicolás Valentini. Evaristo Loramendi charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Evaristo Loramendi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 46 minutes into the match, Abuba Akotonon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Martien Degenkamp came free, but Amadeo Jatsu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Martien Degenkamp to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Edinson Cavani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julius van Zijl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute, Martien Degenkamp made a precise shot to the right of Amadeo Jatsu. Abuba Akotonon FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 57 minutes into the match, Edinson Cavani had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julius van Zijl. FC Bal op het Dak's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edinson Cavani was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Martien Degenkamps short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Amadeo Jatsu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Evaristo Loramendi got his second yellow card in the match during the 71st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Abuba Akotonon FC's Evaristo Loramendi got a free kick in the 71st minute. Amadeo Jatsu made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Martien Degenkamp sent off a good shot on target. Alfred Blaauwgeers hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, FC Bal op het Dak's Ted Mook got a free kick in the 81st minute. FC Bal op het Dak's Alfred Blaauwgeers got his second yellow card of the match in the 85th minute. The referee ordered Alfred Blaauwgeers off the ground. Alfred Blaauwgeers hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Rafael de Groot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edinson Cavani in the 91st minute of play forced FC Bal op het Dak's goalkeeper Julius van Zijl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the FC Bal op het Dak players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Abuba Akotonon FC.