U23 World League

Court of Destiny
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gaspar Bastia took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Etxatxu in the 13th minute of play forced No Shit!!'s goalkeeper Teo Bakker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jelmer Kluivert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the match, No Shit!!'s goal looked a bit too open when Aldo Etxatxu came free, but Teo Bakker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pablo Ubendu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eutichios Pagarliotas, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Lucio Gil kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the game, Valhalla Time's Gaspar Bastia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Teo Bakker made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 25th minute of the match Robustiano Mattin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Teo Bakker skillfully saved the ball. Teo Bakker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucio Gil, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 32nd match minute, No Shit!! was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karel Borst to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute Aldo Etxatxu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teo Bakker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the game, Lucio Gil cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Teo Bakker was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Robustiano Mattin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Teo Bakker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The No Shit!! players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Valhalla Time were winning 1-3.

The audience was convinced that Eutichios Pagarliotas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pablo Ubendu was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. Patrick Bernard's late challenge caught a Valhalla Time's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Patrick Bernard helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, No Shit!!'s Patrick Bernard got a free kick in the 53rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eutichios Pagarliotas during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Valhalla Time booed when No Shit!! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eutichios Pagarliotas didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 70 minutes, Aldo Etxatxu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valhalla Time's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aldo Etxatxu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With his leg Teo Bakker managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when Valhalla Time's Lucio Gil fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Robustiano Mattin charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Robustiano Mattin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 75 played minutes Valhalla Time got a freekick which was hit by Robustiano Mattin. Teo Bakker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucio Gil, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Teo Bakker came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Valhalla Time's Robustiano Mattin. But to his dismay, Robustiano Mattin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-4. When Robustiano Mattin came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Valhalla Time 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 Robustiano Mattin couldn't finish the play. Teo Bakker was a little too slow when Gaspar Bastia got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 89th minute. The score was now 2-5. When Aldo Etxatxu came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Valhalla Time 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 Aldo Etxatxu couldn't finish the play. The No Shit!! fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Valhalla Time were clearly better and deserved to take the win.