U21 World League

To Madeira Arena
Spectators: 7552 (Terracing: 5665, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Justino Uxio kicked off to start the match. Rafael Heijer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Delmar Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After having played for 6 minutes, Ton de Ruijter managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NFC Eagles 22's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ton de Ruijter was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 8 played minutes NFC Eagles 22 got a freekick which was hit by Jos Nijhof. After 9 played minutes, FMArgentina's Zacarias Mano shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rafael Heijer came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FMArgentina reached it. Robert-Jan Hermensen charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Robert-Jan Hermensen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FMArgentina booed when NFC Eagles 22 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert-Jan Hermensen didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of FMArgentina booed when NFC Eagles 22 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ton de Ruijter didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, NFC Eagles 22's Rafael Heijer got control of the ball when Justino Uxio tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horacio Tuste in the 22nd minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Rafael Heijer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, NFC Eagles 22's Nico-Jan Ihselmann got a free kick in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nico-Jan Ihselmann in the 25th minute of play forced FMArgentina's goalkeeper Honorato Ur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justino Uxio in the 30th minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Rafael Heijer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the game, FMArgentina's Justino Uxio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rafael Heijer made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Rafael Heijer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justino Uxio, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Rafael Heijer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delmar Batista in the 39th minute of the match. A collision led to FMArgentina getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Baldomero Chumo hit a great ball. In the 46th minute of the match Robert-Jan Hermensen shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Honorato Ur showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Rafael Heijer made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Baldomero Chumo sent off a good shot on target. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Nico-Jan Ihselmann made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Nico-Jan Ihselmann recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Honorato Ur. Nico-Jan Ihselmann showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. After a rather tough play, NFC Eagles 22's Giovanni Rademaker got a free kick in the 59th minute. Rafael Heijer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delmar Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute, Maurits Apotheker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of NFC Eagles 22 booed when FMArgentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Justino Uxio didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 70 minutes of play, NFC Eagles 22's Nico-Jan Ihselmann made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Honorato Ur was left in no man's land by his defense there! 76 minutes into the match, FMArgentina's goalkeeper Honorato Ur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nico-Jan Ihselmann. NFC Eagles 22's Rafael Heijer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justino Uxio in the 78th minute of play. Rafael Heijer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delmar Batista in the 79th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Justino Uxio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rafael Heijer was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. Rafael Heijer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justino Uxio in the 90th minute of play. After a rather tough play, NFC Eagles 22's Maurits Apotheker got a free kick in the 92nd minute. FMArgentina's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.