U21 League

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christijan Oss started the match with the kick off. Dirk-Jan van Bronckhorst showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paul van Mol in the 7th minute of the match. Decathlon Dudes's Dirk-Jan van Bronckhorst played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paul van Mol in the 12th minute of play. Dirk-Jan van Bronckhorst showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mathias Huiting, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 14thth minute of the game Jasper Philipsen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ágætis Byrjun's Zé Pedro Valadares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Jasper Philipsen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Decathlon Dudes's supporters rose to their feet, but Jasper Philipsen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zé Pedro Valadares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Christijan Oss had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute, Roelof Zeevenhoven hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 29th match minute, Decathlon Dudes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mads Pedersen to maneuver through the defense. Dirk-Jan van Bronckhorst showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paul van Mol in the 30th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's Jasper Philipsen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zé Pedro Valadares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Paul van Mol fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ágætis Byrjun's protests and gave Paul van Mol a yellow card for diving instead. In the 36th match minute, Ágætis Byrjun was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul van Mol to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paul van Mol in the 42nd minute of play forced Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper Dirk-Jan van Bronckhorst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paul van Mol in the 47th minute of play forced Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper Dirk-Jan van Bronckhorst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Paul van Mol scored 0-1 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dirk-Jan van Bronckhorst, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mads Pedersen kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. If Jasper Philipsen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dirk-Jan van Bronckhorst took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paul van Mol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Ágætis Byrjun booed when Decathlon Dudes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlo Moek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ágætis Byrjun's Patrick van der Valk was substituted for Mathias Huiting. Carlo Moek hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 91st minute, Mads Pedersen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Decathlon Dudes lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.