U18 League

Yggdrasill
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arno Zonneveld started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Rafael Lambers got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ignatius Küttel hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute Arno Zonneveld shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marc Brand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 9 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mjöllnir! Martien Crans scored 0-2 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marc Brand, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 19 minutes of play, Mjöllnir's Ralf Scenna made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Harold Breugel was left in no man's land by his defense there! 24 minutes in the game, Didier Bonenfant dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 27 minutes into the game, Rafael Lambers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Marc Brand was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mjöllnir's Quentin Schmidlin got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Martien Crans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marc Brand having to interfere. Didier Bonenfant fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Harold Breugel having to interfere. Martien Crans took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marc Brand. Marc Brand dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. 47 minutes into the match, Mjöllnir's goal looked a bit too open when Arno Zonneveld came free, but Marc Brand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Mjöllnir players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pannekoeken were winning 1-4.

Huub Barends kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Arno Zonneveld's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth minute, Marc Brand skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 59th match minute, Mjöllnir was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignatius Küttel to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Pannekoeken getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Dirk-Jan Vennegoor hit a great ball. Ralf Scenna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Harold Breugel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 69 minutes into the game, Oliver Kruit was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pannekoeken's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mjöllnir the free kick. After a rather tough play, Pannekoeken's Oliver Kruit got a free kick in the 70th minute. Didier Bonenfant recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Pannekoeken's Dirk-Jan Vennegoor got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Arno Zonneveld could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Marc Brand made a huge save. Pannekoeken's Arno Zonneveld was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 91st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. With a little luck, Mjöllnir's Marc Brand got control of the ball when Arno Zonneveld tried to sneak it across the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 97 minutes, Marc Brand successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Pannekoeken's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.