U21 World League

苏州奥体中心
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Henk-Jan Slot made the kick off which started today's match. Frank Gulpen kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Rob Deiman charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rob Deiman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 booed when Zijdewind SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rob Deiman didn't get a good kick on the ball. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Alexander Tan got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 booed when Zijdewind SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilco Theuws didn't get a good kick on the ball. Afiq Hongyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henk-Jan Slot, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdi Dekens came free, but Afiq Hongyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tan Sim's late challenge caught a Zijdewind SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tan Sim helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Tan Sim hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdi Dekens came free, but Afiq Hongyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 23 minutes, Alexander Tan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 and the Zijdewind SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alexander Tan hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. 30 minutes into the game, Zijdewind SC's Ferdi Dekens nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Afiq Hongyi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdi Dekens in the 33rd minute of play. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdi Dekens in the 35th minute of play. Afiq Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henk-Jan Slot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Tan Sim got a free kick in the 37th minute. After 40 minutes of play, Zijdewind SC's Ferdi Dekens made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Afiq Hongyi was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Zijdewind SC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Melvin Woering hit a great ball. Mark Ee could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Henry Lembeck made a huge save. After a rather tough play, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Faiz Tan got a free kick in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alexander Tan to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mark Ee to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 booed when Zijdewind SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan Assendelft didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62ndth minute of the game Alexander Tan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zijdewind SC's Henry Lembeck was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Afiq Hongyi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ferdi Dekens in the 63rd minute. In the 65th minute, Ferdi Dekens ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Afiq Hongyi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 69 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Gulpen came free, but Afiq Hongyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ferdi Dekens hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. When 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Alexander Tan in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zijdewind SC's goalie prevented a goal. 75 minutes into the game, Melvin Woering was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zijdewind SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 the free kick. After 75 played minutes Zijdewind SC got a freekick which was hit by Melvin Woering. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henk Zaagman in the 78th minute of play forced 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goalkeeper Afiq Hongyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henk Zaagman hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Henry Lembeck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sean Yip, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After 88 minutes of play, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Alexander Tan made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Henry Lembeck was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 91st match minute, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arif Kool to maneuver through the defense. Afiq Hongyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henk-Jan Slot in the 92nd minute of play. Afiq Hongyi didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 93rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-4. Afiq Hongyi was out of position in the 98 minute of play, and Henk Zaagman capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Henk Zaagman really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. The 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Zijdewind SC's performance. The match ended with a win for Zijdewind SC.