U21 World League

桂花飘香园
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Govert Kool started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Govert Kool shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 袁岚骋 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Govert Kool scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 袁岚骋, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 【№1】桂花飘香园 were furious when 宋扬磊 was red carded, 10 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 宋扬磊 kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. The supporters of 【№1】桂花飘香园 booed when Julias Rascals Apeldoorn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Govert Kool didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 19 minutes, Govert Kool made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. 【№1】桂花飘香园's 袁岚骋 tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 28th match minute, Julias Rascals Apeldoorn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Govert Kool to maneuver through the defense. Ferdi van der Struijk might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 袁岚骋. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ferdi van der Struijk ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 36th minute, Govert Kool made a precise shot to the right of 袁岚骋. 【№1】桂花飘香园's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Govert Kool in the 47th minute of play forced 【№1】桂花飘香园's goalkeeper 袁岚骋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 巩岩瑜 to make the kick off. Ferdi van der Struijk came free with the goalkeeper in the 53rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and 袁岚骋 could save by the left post. 鲁乐傲's late challenge caught a Julias Rascals Apeldoorn's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 鲁乐傲 helped the player get up and apologised. Julias Rascals Apeldoorn made a substitution. Rik Meijs replaced Jacob Scheerhoorn. In the 56th minute, 鲁乐傲 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to 【№1】桂花飘香园 getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. 邓坤森 hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Julias Rascals Apeldoorn's Mathijs Stroobos slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of 袁岚骋. That made the score 0-5 after 58 minutes of play. Erik Roelfs struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. 袁岚骋 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Julias Rascals Apeldoorn. 袁岚骋 made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Mathijs Stroobos sent off a good shot on target. Ferdi van der Struijk charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ferdi van der Struijk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd minute, Ferdi van der Struijk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute Erik Roelfs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 袁岚骋 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, 【№1】桂花飘香园's 袁岚骋 got control of the ball when Ferdi van der Struijk tried to sneak it across the goal line. Erik Roelfs took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 袁岚骋. 袁岚骋 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. 袁岚骋 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Govert Kool, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 【№1】桂花飘香园's 袁岚骋 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save 【№1】桂花飘香园 from getting a goal against them. 91 minutes into the match, 【№1】桂花飘香园's goalkeeper 袁岚骋 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Govert Kool. When Govert Kool came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Julias Rascals Apeldoorn 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 Govert Kool couldn't finish the play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Julias Rascals Apeldoorn walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.