U23 World League

BE COOL PALACE
Spectators: 7596 (Terracing: 5698, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ruud Geels started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute Miltos Mouratidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kees Veentjer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikos Kyriakou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Vaalman in the 6th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oscar Vaalman in the 8th minute of play forced BE COOL's goalkeeper Nikos Kyriakou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 10 played minutes BE COOL got a freekick which was hit by Pipis Petsanas. With a little luck, Verwachting's Kees Veentjer got control of the ball when Lambros Spetsarias tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ruud Geels took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nikos Kyriakou. Nikos Kyriakou dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Nikos Kyriakou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oscar Vaalman, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Nikos Kyriakou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theo Zoontjens, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 22 minutes into the match, BE COOL's goal looked a bit too open when Theo Zoontjens came free, but Nikos Kyriakou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikos Kyriakou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theo Zoontjens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the BE COOL defense, Theo Zoontjens kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nikos Kyriakou. The BE COOL fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nikos Kyriakou should have stopped the shot. In the 29th minute, Theo Zoontjens made a precise shot to the right of Nikos Kyriakou. BE COOL's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. BE COOL's Nikos Kyriakou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar Vaalman in the 32nd minute of play. In the 37th minute, Nikolas Charalambous hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nikos Kyriakou came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Verwachting's Oscar Vaalman. But to his dismay, Oscar Vaalman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Theo Zoontjens managed to get in a good position for a shot. Verwachting's supporters rose to their feet, but Theo Zoontjens was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nikos Kyriakou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 47 minutes into the match, BE COOL's goal looked a bit too open when Oscar Vaalman came free, but Nikos Kyriakou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eustratios Psomiadis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nikos Kyriakou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruud Geels in the 53rd minute of the match. Kees Veentjer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lambros Spetsarias in the 56th minute of play. With a little luck, BE COOL's Nikos Kyriakou got control of the ball when Oscar Vaalman tried to sneak it across the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, BE COOL's goalkeeper Nikos Kyriakou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oscar Vaalman. In the 61st match minute, Verwachting was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edwin Bulder to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute Oscar Vaalman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikos Kyriakou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miltos Mouratidis kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henk-Jan Opdam in the 67th minute of play forced BE COOL's goalkeeper Nikos Kyriakou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Oscar Vaalman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nikos Kyriakou. BE COOL's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oscar Vaalman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. BE COOL's Nikos Kyriakou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save BE COOL from getting a goal against them. Nikos Kyriakou was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Ruud Geels capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ruud Geels really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. Nikos Kyriakou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruud Geels, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. A collision led to BE COOL getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Sotiris Dimitros hit a great ball. Nikos Kyriakou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruud Geels in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Miltos Mouratidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute of the match, Ruud Geels tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nikos Kyriakou saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 94 minutes into the match, Verwachting's goal looked a bit too open when Miltos Mouratidis came free, but Kees Veentjer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.