U23 World League

剑仙城
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nathan Wermans took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Nathan Wermans's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Radomil Laba was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. 张竞桑 took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gerben Raatjes. Gerben Raatjes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 17th match minute, De Kasteelheren was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remond Zijden to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 3-0 when 张竞桑 sped through De Kasteelheren's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gerben Raatjes. In the 24th minute, 【AC】★御剑堂★剑仙李白's 秦崇洋 dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. After 26 played minutes 【AC】★御剑堂★剑仙李白 got a freekick which was hit by 秦崇洋. 35 minutes into the match, De Kasteelheren's goal looked a bit too open when 秦崇洋 came free, but Gerben Raatjes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 徐斐亮 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerben Raatjes having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, 秦崇洋 dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gerben Raatjes, 5-0. Gerben Raatjes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 秦崇洋 in the 44th minute of play. De Kasteelheren's Gerben Raatjes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 张竞桑 in the 46th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 秦崇洋 was the one to do the kick off. De Kasteelheren's Gerben Raatjes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 秦崇洋 in the 52nd minute of play. Gerben Raatjes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 张竞桑's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes into the match, De Kasteelheren's goal looked a bit too open when 秦崇洋 came free, but Gerben Raatjes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the De Kasteelheren defense, 秦崇洋 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gerben Raatjes. The De Kasteelheren fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gerben Raatjes should have stopped the shot. Teun Otten hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Gerben Raatjes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 秦崇洋, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. When 秦崇洋 came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the 【AC】★御剑堂★剑仙李白 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 秦崇洋 couldn't finish the play. Gerben Raatjes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 秦崇洋 in the 71st minute of play. In the 76th minute 张竞桑 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerben Raatjes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nathan Wermans came free with the goalkeeper in the 79th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Radomil Laba could save by the left post. In the 89th match minute, De Kasteelheren was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nathan Wermans to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute, 秦崇洋 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gerben Raatjes was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. There was no doubt that 【AC】★御剑堂★剑仙李白 were the better team. 【AC】★御剑堂★剑仙李白's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.