U21 World League

Stade Zoë
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hilario Vergaray started the match with the kick off. Henk van der Schans received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Dionisio Tono tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Sheep United booed when KINROAD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amadeo Manuelo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Martijn van Alst in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dionisio Tono prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Martijn van Alst put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Dionisio Tono. Juan Faro hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Guaberto Jurdan hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After 17 played minutes Sheep United got a freekick which was hit by Rudi Zwartkruis. In the 22nd minute, Hilario Vergaray ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lennart Koekkoek was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Hilario Vergaray charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hilario Vergaray the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Sheep United booed when KINROAD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hilario Vergaray didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Sheep United's Martijn van Alst in 25 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Dionisio Tono guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Han Koekkoek charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Han Koekkoek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 30th minute, Han Koekkoek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 34 minutes into the game, Hilario Vergaray cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Lennart Koekkoek was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Martijn van Alst hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Martijn van Alst in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dionisio Tono saved KINROAD from getting behind. Lennart Koekkoek stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hilario Vergaray's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Lennart Koekkoek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hilario Vergaray, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sheep United's Lennart Koekkoek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hilario Vergaray in the 46th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Martijn van Alst was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Sheep United getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Henk van der Schans hit a great ball. Martijn van Alst recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sheep United's Martijn van Alst got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martijn van Alst in the 66th minute of play forced KINROAD's goalkeeper Dionisio Tono to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martijn van Alst fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dionisio Tono having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guaberto Jurdan during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 75th minute, Guaberto Jurdan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute, Hilario Vergaray made a precise shot to the right of Lennart Koekkoek. Sheep United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Lennart Koekkoek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hilario Vergaray in the 83rd minute of the match. A collision led to KINROAD getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Hilario Vergaray hit a great ball. Dionisio Tono took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martijn van Alst, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edgar Luirink kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. When the final whistle sounded KINROAD left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Sheep United.