U23 World League

Bodola Gyula Stadion
Spectators: 8472 (Terracing: 6355, Seating: 1948, VIP seats: 169) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bethel Raba took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jos Van Hinnendael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bethel Raba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Agro Imortal's Fernando Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zsolt Zolnai in the 6th minute of play. After 9 played minutes Agro Imortal got a freekick which was hit by Cacá Valle. Tytus Zjawin might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fernando Courtois. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tytus Zjawin ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arlindo Zanette in the 11th minute of play forced Nagyváradi AC's goalkeeper Jos Van Hinnendael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Agro Imortal's Fernando Courtois got control of the ball when Zsolt Zolnai tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nagyváradi AC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tytus Zjawin in the 16th minute. Hao Chen Chang kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 24th minute, Dennis Bergkamp made a precise shot to the right of Jos Van Hinnendael. Nagyváradi AC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The audience was convinced that Dennis Bergkamp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jos Van Hinnendael was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Jos Van Hinnendael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arlindo Zanette in the 32nd minute of the match. Agro Imortal's Fernando Courtois proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Agro Imortal from getting a goal against them. 37 minutes into the match, Agro Imortal's goalkeeper Fernando Courtois had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Silviu Filimon. If Arlindo Zanette had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jos Van Hinnendael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dennis Bergkamp in the 41st minute of play. Jos Van Hinnendael didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dennis Bergkamp went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Jos Van Hinnendael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dennis Bergkamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Zsolt Zolnai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Nagyváradi AC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Agro Imortal were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jedrzej Kasprzak to make the kick off. Jos Van Hinnendael stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bethel Raba's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. With a little luck, Nagyváradi AC's Jos Van Hinnendael got control of the ball when Dennis Bergkamp tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nagyváradi AC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 55th minute, when Bethel Raba scored to the left of an out of position Jos Van Hinnendael, making the score, 0-3. Fernando Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silviu Filimon in the 60th minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Nagyváradi AC's goal looked a bit too open when Bethel Raba came free, but Jos Van Hinnendael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Agro Imortal made a substitution. Hector Sarmiento replaced Vitinho Peixoto. Agro Imortal's Fábio Luciano was substituted for Mário Quirino. Agro Imortal made a substitution. Wilian Gulak replaced Dennis Bergkamp. Valério Veiga made in the 69th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Arlindo Zanette immediately put the ball in play. Fernando Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Du Song Lin, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Fernando Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Du Song Lin in the 71st minute of play. Agro Imortal's Fernando Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Du Song Lin in the 75th minute of play. The Nagyváradi AC fans' excitement grew in the 77th match minute when Nagyváradi AC's Du Song Lin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 81st minute, Du Song Lin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nagyváradi AC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Nagyváradi AC's Jos Van Hinnendael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bethel Raba in the 84th minute of play. Fernando Courtois didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Du Song Lin went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. Jos Van Hinnendael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bethel Raba in the 88th minute of the match. 90 minutes had been played when some careless play by Agro Imortal's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tytus Zjawin was slow to take the kick. During this time Nagyváradi AC's players had a chance to rest. Tytus Zjawin made a great header on Nagyváradi AC's corner, it was just that Agro Imortal's Fernando Courtois managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 95th minute Bethel Raba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jos Van Hinnendael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.