U23 League

Stadio Joško
Spectators: 208 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 48, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luís Fábio Cunha started the match with the kick off. Chris Tinselboer made a fantastic save in the 2nd minute, when Ronald Van Achteren sent off a good shot on target. In the 5th match minute, FCF north was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mei Yang Peng to maneuver through the defense. Lautaro Martínez Gullotta's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Chris Tinselboer skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 15 minutes into the match, Ronald Van Achteren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Chris Tinselboer. FCF north's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronald Van Achteren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Amador Paublo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arcan Çapan in the 18th minute of the match. Chris Tinselboer made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Luís Fábio Cunha sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, FCF north's Hans-Cees Zwaanswijk got a free kick in the 21st minute. A collision led to Circus BAF getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Grégoire Haynes hit a great ball. Luís Fábio Cunha in the 29thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Chris Tinselboer, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 31st minute Luís Fábio Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chris Tinselboer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Abdel Masoud Ghannouchi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Chris Tinselboer quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience was convinced that Luís Fábio Cunha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chris Tinselboer was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. After 41 minutes of play, Circus BAF's Luís Fábio Cunha made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chris Tinselboer was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the FCF north defense, Luís Fábio Cunha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chris Tinselboer. The FCF north fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chris Tinselboer should have stopped the shot.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arcan Çapan to strike the kick off in the second half. Chris Tinselboer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Fábio Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Amador Paublo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonathan Steelman in the 53rd minute. Chris Tinselboer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Fábio Cunha in the 56th minute of play. Lautaro Martínez Gullotta took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Chris Tinselboer. Chris Tinselboer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Amador Paublo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ed Bijlsma in the 61st minute of play. Luís Fábio Cunha struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Chris Tinselboer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Circus BAF. Circus BAF made a substitution. Kobe Mesmaeckers replaced Luís Fábio Cunha. In the 71st minute Kobe Mesmaeckers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chris Tinselboer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, FCF north's goal looked a bit too open when Kobe Mesmaeckers came free, but Chris Tinselboer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Steelman in the 77th minute of play forced Circus BAF's goalkeeper Amador Paublo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bin Bai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 90 minutes FCF north's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Abdel Masoud Ghannouchi who took care of the corner kick. After some careless play in the FCF north defense, Kobe Mesmaeckers kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chris Tinselboer. The FCF north fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chris Tinselboer should have stopped the shot. Circus BAF's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.