U23 World League

Ciudad de Vte. Lopez
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Jimeno Nel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jimeno Nel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raymond Bos having to interfere. In the 16th match minute, Lemel SV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elmar Neijsen to maneuver through the defense. Gonzalo Bartoli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Raymond Bos made a huge save. 21 minutes into the game, Alejandro Chano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Platense es de Primera!!'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lemel SV the free kick. Raymond Bos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alejandro Chano in the 23rd minute. Serafino Tabb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tonny Sneijder in the 24th minute of the match. Lemel SV's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tonny Sneijder in the 25th minute. Alejandro Chano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Serafino Tabb showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barry Masker, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alejandro Chano got free with Raymond Bos in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 32nd minute Jimeno Nel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raymond Bos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Serafino Tabb showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Verbeek, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jimeno Nel in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Raymond Bos saved Lemel SV from getting behind. Raymond Bos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alejandro Chano in the 37th minute. In the 38th minute Jimeno Nel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raymond Bos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jimeno Nel came free with the goalkeeper in the 45th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Raymond Bos could save by the left post. Jimeno Nel took the ball and in the 49 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raymond Bos. Raymond Bos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Barry Masker to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Nel in the 58th minute of play forced Lemel SV's goalkeeper Raymond Bos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rudi Hateboer during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Platense es de Primera!!'s Serafino Tabb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barry Masker in the 61st minute of play. Igor Balendin's late challenge caught a Lemel SV's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Igor Balendin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Platense es de Primera!!'s goalkeeper Serafino Tabb, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Serafino Tabb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barry Masker in the 73rd minute of the match. When Guus Rinzema fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lemel SV's protests and gave Guus Rinzema a yellow card for diving instead. Edward Verbeek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serafino Tabb having to interfere. The supporters of Lemel SV booed when Platense es de Primera!! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alejandro Chano didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Platense es de Primera!!'s zone, Edward Verbeek stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Serafino Tabb came out of the goal and Edward Verbeek tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 83rd match minute, Lemel SV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tonny Sneijder to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Jimeno Nel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raymond Bos was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Raymond Bos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejandro Chano in the 88th minute of play. After 89 played minutes Lemel SV got a freekick which was hit by Falco Boerma. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jimeno Nel in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Raymond Bos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Serafino Tabb showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Verbeek, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 94th minute, Guus Rinzema hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Platense es de Primera!! booed when Lemel SV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rudi Hateboer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lemel SV's Guus Rinzema got his second yellow card of the match in the 97th minute. The referee ordered Guus Rinzema off the ground. Lemel SV's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Platense es de Primera!! had won, even though Lemel SV had held more of the ball.