U23 World League

Hlonda Hill Stadium
Spectators: 8174 (Terracing: 6132, Seating: 1880, VIP seats: 162) Izydor Turacki made the kick off and thus started the match. David Geers made in the 2nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ben Snel however managed to control. Hlonda Boyz's Zhou Zhen Peng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shao Hui Li in the 3rd minute of play. In the 6th minute Shao Hui Li shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhou Zhen Peng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kong Cheng Xi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Jean-Paul Daalmeyer made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryan Giggs in the 9th minute of play forced The Underdogs's goalkeeper Jean-Paul Daalmeyer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hlonda Boyz's Henri Pesqueira managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Kristof Bults in the 10 minute of the game. After 11 minutes, Godfried de Boer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Underdogs and the Hlonda Boyz players grew even worse after the yellow card. Godfried de Boer hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Maciej Wietrzychowski's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jean-Paul Daalmeyer firmly grabbed it by the left post. Hlonda Boyz were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after The Underdogs's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Maciej Wietrzychowski took the corner. Kristof Bults thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Jean-Paul Daalmeyer, a very annoying self made goal in the 13th minute which led to 1-0. Jean-Paul Daalmeyer was a little too slow when Kong Cheng Xi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 19th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 22nd minute Shao Hui Li shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhou Zhen Peng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When The Underdogs's Shao Hui Li in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hlonda Boyz's goalie prevented a goal. Shao Hui Li recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 32nd minute, Shao Hui Li ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zhou Zhen Peng was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After 35 minutes, Thijs Brugmans mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Underdogs and the Hlonda Boyz players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to The Underdogs getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Thijs Brugmans hit a great ball. 38 minutes into the match, Hlonda Boyz's goal looked a bit too open when Shao Hui Li came free, but Zhou Zhen Peng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Izydor Turacki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean-Paul Daalmeyer having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Denny Haan made a kick off. Hlonda Boyz's Henri Pesqueira managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by David Geers in the 51 minute of the game. David Geers's late challenge caught a Hlonda Boyz's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David Geers helped the player get up and apologised. After 54 played minutes The Underdogs got a freekick which was hit by David Geers. 56 minutes into the match, The Underdogs's goal looked a bit too open when Izydor Turacki came free, but Jean-Paul Daalmeyer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Geers got a throw-in 58 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Ben Snel. David Geers kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Jean-Paul Daalmeyer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kong Cheng Xi in the 61st minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, The Underdogs's goal looked a bit too open when Ryan Giggs came free, but Jean-Paul Daalmeyer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Underdogs's goalkeeper Jean-Paul Daalmeyer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Underdogs's Gerard van den Eede was substituted for Shao Hui Li. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Underdogs's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Roland Bejrut was slow to take the kick. During this time Hlonda Boyz's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Jimmy Muir got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jean-Paul Daalmeyer quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 71 minutes into the match, Jimmy Muir notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of The Underdogs's Jean-Paul Daalmeyer. Jean-Paul Daalmeyer was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 76th minute, Boleslaw Wyrostek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. David Geers made in the 79th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Hlonda Boyz's Henri Pesqueira. After 87 minutes of play, Hlonda Boyz's Kong Cheng Xi made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jean-Paul Daalmeyer was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ryan Giggs hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute Denny Haan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhou Zhen Peng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the The Underdogs players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Hlonda Boyz.