U21 League

Dragons Stronghold
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mirko Theiss made the kick off which started today's match. In the 6th minute Dé Baron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnaldo Berardi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnaldo Berardi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andreas Deinse in the 10th minute of the match. Arnaldo Berardi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dé Baron, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Andreas Deinse fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnaldo Berardi having to interfere. Ton de Ruijter hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. After 24 played minutes Black Dragons got a freekick which was hit by Lovis Camiscia. Andreas Deinse kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. A collision led to NFC Eagles 22 getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Robert-Jan Hermensen hit a great ball. Arnaldo Berardi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dé Baron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, Dé Baron ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnaldo Berardi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andreas Deinse during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Black Dragons booed when NFC Eagles 22 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andreas Deinse didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute Lovis Camiscia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niek Popping saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dé Baron made a kick off. Gertjan Baars hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Niek Popping showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mirko Theiss, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Dé Baron took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnaldo Berardi. Arnaldo Berardi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. 72 minutes into the game, one of NFC Eagles 22:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Arnaldo Berardi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ton de Ruijter went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. When Andreas Deinse came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the NFC Eagles 22 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Andreas Deinse couldn't finish the play. Arnaldo Berardi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ton de Ruijter went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. After 86 played minutes NFC Eagles 22 got a freekick which was hit by Maurits Apotheker. 90 minutes into the game, Giovanni Rademaker cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Arnaldo Berardi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arnaldo Berardi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dé Baron in the 98th minute. Dé Baron had several of the Black Dragons's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 98 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-7 score and a disappointed Arnaldo Berardi as he didn't even see the shot coming.