U23 World League

Dukaton
Spectators: 7623 (Terracing: 5718, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Washington Berger kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice moves Coos van Ankeren could shoot a difficult shot in the 10th minute, which Vladimir Neves however easily saved by the left post. After 12 played minutes Dukaton f.c. got a freekick which was hit by Jacques Roordink. Christiano de Souza kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Vladimir Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Cohen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute Jacques Roordink shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vladimir Neves was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Jacques Roordink capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jacques Roordink really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. With his leg Vladimir Neves managed to avoid a goal in the 34thth minute, when Dukaton f.c.'s Jonathan Cohen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Maurinho Jacinto's late challenge caught a Dukaton f.c.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maurinho Jacinto helped the player get up and apologised. In the 35th minute, Maurinho Jacinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Dukaton f.c. booed when Mala FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dida Falcão didn't get a good kick on the ball. Brain Ricksen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 41st minute, Dida Falcão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vladimir Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brain Ricksen, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Vladimir Neves made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Jonathan Cohen sent off a good shot on target.

The wind increased when Coos van Ankeren made the kick off in the second half. Vladimir Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacques Roordink in the 53rd minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Coos van Ankeren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vladimir Neves. Mala FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Coos van Ankeren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Vladimir Neves came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Dukaton f.c.'s Coos van Ankeren. But to his dismay, Coos van Ankeren quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. Vladimir Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacques Roordink, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. The audience was convinced that Washington Berger's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Co Luijpers was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Washington Berger blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Co Luijpers having to make a save. If Jacques Roordink had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vladimir Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacques Roordink, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Coos van Ankeren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Neves having to interfere. In the 85th minute Jacques Roordink shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mala FC's Vladimir Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Youri Geraets in the 88th minute of play. When Brain Ricksen came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Dukaton f.c. 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 Brain Ricksen couldn't finish the play. In the 91st minute Jonathan Cohen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jacques Roordink sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. There was no doubt that Dukaton f.c. were the better team. Dukaton f.c.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.