U18 League

Leitawis
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) FC Triesenberg's Daniel Ilic started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in FC Triesenberg's zone, Nathan Zegers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Melvin Poonoly came out of the goal and Nathan Zegers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 11th minute, Theo Blikman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Melvin Poonoly was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 21st minute, Jelte Boekholt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Muhammet Deflorin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martien van Boxel having to interfere. After having played for 30 minutes, Nathan Zegers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fc Benefica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nathan Zegers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 31stth minute of the game Daniel Ilic who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fc Benefica's Martien van Boxel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Theo Blikman to make the kick off. Bjorn Mos hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. A collision led to FC Triesenberg getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Seyhan da Silva hit a great ball. A collision led to FC Triesenberg getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Daniel Ilic hit a great ball. FC Triesenberg's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Nathan Zegers 62 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-2. Daniel Ilic fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martien van Boxel having to interfere. Pepo Guerreiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of FC Triesenberg booed when Fc Benefica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diderik Fellinger didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Fc Benefica's zone, Daniel Ilic stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Martien van Boxel came out of the goal and Daniel Ilic tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to FC Triesenberg getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Seyhan da Silva hit a great ball. Muhammet Deflorin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 83 minutes, Muhammet Deflorin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Triesenberg and the Fc Benefica players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 85th minute, Theo Blikman reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Melvin Poonoly. The goal made the score 0-3. 89 minutes into the match, FC Triesenberg's goal looked a bit too open when Nathan Zegers came free, but Melvin Poonoly reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match was over Fc Benefica could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC Triesenberg throughout the match.