U18 League

Kukovske pole
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Harris Staarman took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute, Wim Schoonbeek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The De Digitale Dribbelaars fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 11th minute Harris Staarman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugen Pataj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. De Digitale Dribbelaars's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Stano Horáček 13 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. Eugen Pataj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mitchell Roelofsen in the 17th minute of the match. Vincent Wekenburg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marián Bečka in the 20th minute of the match. Harris Staarman charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Harris Staarman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Harris Staarman hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. 27 minutes into the game, FC Kukova's Stano Kelbel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vincent Wekenburg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Marián Bečka's late challenge caught a De Digitale Dribbelaars's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marián Bečka helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of De Digitale Dribbelaars booed when FC Kukova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marián Bečka didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Kukova's Marek Ballon got a free kick in the 35th minute. After 39 played minutes De Digitale Dribbelaars got a freekick which was hit by Mitchell Roelofsen. A collision led to FC Kukova getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Stano Kelbel hit a great ball. 47 minutes into the match, Stano Kelbel dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vincent Wekenburg, 3-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ján Kuric to make the kick off. After 58 minutes of play, De Digitale Dribbelaars's Foeke Palsma made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eugen Pataj was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 61 played minutes De Digitale Dribbelaars got a freekick which was hit by Foeke Palsma. After 64 played minutes FC Kukova got a freekick which was hit by Ján Kuric. FC Kukova's Eugen Pataj proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save FC Kukova from getting a goal against them. Eugen Pataj made an important save on a dangerous shot by Harris Staarman in the 71st minute. 72 minutes into the game, Stano Kelbel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Vincent Wekenburg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 77 minutes into the match, FC Kukova's goalkeeper Eugen Pataj had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Harris Staarman. De Digitale Dribbelaars's Foeke Palsma got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Harris Staarman got free with Eugen Pataj in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ján Kuric hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Eugen Pataj made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Harris Staarman sent off a good shot on target. Marián Bečka kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, De Digitale Dribbelaars's John Ijkwezen got a free kick in the 98th minute. FC Kukova were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of De Digitale Dribbelaars for a fine match.