U23 World League

Buitenhout Theater
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Teodosio Johans made the kick off and thus started the match. FC Kurdistan's Andreas Palička played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacobus Spoel in the 3rd minute of play. The throw-in from Ted Fokkelman in the 4th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC Kurdistan's Malcolm Benett. In the 5th minute Eddie Andreasson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximino Cristofanini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Buitenhout FC's Maximino Cristofanini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roger Forssell in the 7th minute of play. Andreas Palička made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacobus Spoel in the 8th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eddie Andreasson in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maximino Cristofanini prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With his leg Andreas Palička managed to avoid a goal in the 17thth minute, when Buitenhout FC's Jacobus Spoel fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 18th minute, Teodosio Johans made a precise shot to the right of Andreas Palička. FC Kurdistan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodosio Johans in the 24th minute of play forced FC Kurdistan's goalkeeper Andreas Palička to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eddie Andreasson scored 3-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maximino Cristofanini, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodosio Johans in the 33rd minute of play forced FC Kurdistan's goalkeeper Andreas Palička to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Buitenhout FC's Maximino Cristofanini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eddie Andreasson in the 34th minute of play. In the 37thth minute of the game Eddie Andreasson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Buitenhout FC's Maximino Cristofanini was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When FC Kurdistan's Eddie Andreasson in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Buitenhout FC's goalie prevented a goal. Maximino Cristofanini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jordan Peterson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacobus Spoel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. David Jans hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Ferry Hebels received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Andreas Palička tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eddie Andreasson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Andreas Palička took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodosio Johans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andreas Palička showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferry Hebels in the 63rd minute of the match. FC Kurdistan's Fabian Lundström was substituted for Eddie Andreasson. Maximino Cristofanini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Lundström, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Fabian Lundström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Kurdistan's Andreas Palička played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodosio Johans in the 82nd minute of play. 83 minutes into the game, Buitenhout FC's Jacobus Spoel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andreas Palička made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. Ted Fokkelman made in the 89th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Jacobus Spoel however managed to control. If Ferry Hebels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andreas Palička took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacobus Spoel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andreas Palička showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacobus Spoel, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Med Gang hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. When the referee ended the match the Buitenhout FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.