U21 League

The Dome
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jakab Szakál took the kick off in the first half of the match. Szabolcs Pölöskei made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Felix Baker sent off a good shot on target. White Raven FC.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 14th minute, when Felix Baker scored to the left of an out of position Szabolcs Pölöskei, making the score, 1-0. After 16 played minutes Revenge got a freekick which was hit by Felix Baker. After having played for 20 minutes, Gerben Saarberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Revenge's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gerben Saarberg 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 21st minute of the match, Ab Bekker got a very nice opportunity to score, but Szabolcs Pölöskei was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 24 minutes into the match, Revenge's goal looked a bit too open when Koppány Kőváry came free, but Gijsbert Luikens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 25 minutes, Felix Baker managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Revenge's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felix Baker was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Attila Gergely struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Gijsbert Luikens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for White Raven FC.. 30 minutes into the match, Endre Márkus notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Revenge's Gijsbert Luikens. Gijsbert Luikens was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 32 minutes of play, White Raven FC.'s Jakab Szakál made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gijsbert Luikens was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 38 minutes, Carlo Planting mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Revenge and the White Raven FC. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 38th match minute, Revenge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlo Planting to maneuver through the defense. Gijsbert Luikens didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when White Raven FC.'s Attila Gergely shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-3 in the ordered_time% minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ab Bekker to make the kick off. Revenge's Gijsbert Luikens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Revenge from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ab Bekker in the 57th minute of play forced White Raven FC.'s goalkeeper Szabolcs Pölöskei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the game, White Raven FC.'s Jakab Szakál nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gijsbert Luikens made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Ab Bekker's late challenge caught a White Raven FC.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ab Bekker helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Revenge getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Ab Bekker hit a great ball. Jakab Szakáls short, quick shot in the 72ndth minute got Gijsbert Luikens to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 75th minute, Rein Eggens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dries Hofkamp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Szabolcs Pölöskei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gijsbert Luikens made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Dávid Lisztes sent off a good shot on target. When Gerben Saarberg fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Revenge's protests and gave Gerben Saarberg a yellow card for diving instead. Gerben Saarberg hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, White Raven FC.'s Gijsbert Luikens threw himself towards the right post 90 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jakab Szakál, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Revenge's Gijsbert Luikens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koppány Kőváry in the 94th minute of play. When the match was over White Raven FC. could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Revenge throughout the match.