U23 World League

Stade Olympique
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ralf Talsma got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Seagulls booed when Étoile Sportive Du Sahel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sven-Edvin Lundström didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute, Helge Lundqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Étoile Sportive Du Sahel getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Marko Collin hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Floris Stühling in the 11th minute of play forced Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalkeeper Kurt Österlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan-Joost Smeekes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jim Frisck, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Jan-Joost Smeekes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jim Frisck in the 21st minute of the match. Kurt Österlund didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Martin Andriessen went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 36 minutes into the game, Nils Käller was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Seagulls the free kick. Nils Käller hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Floris Stühling took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kurt Österlund. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Helge Lundqvist got free with Jan-Joost Smeekes in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jan-Joost Smeekes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jim Frisck, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Jan-Joost Smeekes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jim Frisck, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ralf Talsma in the 43rd minute of play forced Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalkeeper Kurt Österlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan-Joost Smeekes came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Sofiane Charradi. But to his dismay, Sofiane Charradi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Helge Lundqvist to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalkeeper Kurt Österlund had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martin Andriessen. A collision led to Étoile Sportive Du Sahel getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Robert Kilberg hit a great ball. 58 minutes into the match, Helge Lundqvist notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Seagulls's Jan-Joost Smeekes. Jan-Joost Smeekes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 62 minutes into the match, Jim Frisck had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan-Joost Smeekes. Seagulls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jim Frisck was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. 66 minutes into the game, Jim Frisck cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Jan-Joost Smeekes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jan-Joost Smeekes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Kilberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Jim Frisck got a free kick in the 75th minute. Nils Käller was shown his second yellow card after 76 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. 76 minutes into the game, one of Étoile Sportive Du Sahel:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Kurt Österlund had in the 79thth minute some difficulties stopping Floris Stühling's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Sven-Edvin Lundström lost his temper 82 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After a rather tough play, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Sven-Edvin Lundström got a free kick in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilco Owusu Abeyie in the 84th minute of play forced Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalkeeper Kurt Österlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 89 minutes, Henrik Alfors mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Étoile Sportive Du Sahel and the Seagulls players grew even worse after the yellow card. 93 minutes into the match, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalkeeper Kurt Österlund had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ralf Talsma. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel had won after a very even match.