U23 League

☆ Minas Tirith ☆
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Laurens Erenstein kicked off to start the match. Laurens Erenstein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Rafa Nadal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maraman Reitsma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Safet Sušić, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Ted Borker might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rafa Nadal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ted Borker ran back to his position shaking his head. After 16 minutes, Stamenko Gudelj mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gondor FC™ and the Ágætis Byrjun players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 16th match minute, Gondor FC™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stamenko Gudelj to maneuver through the defense. Ted Borker might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rafa Nadal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ted Borker ran back to his position shaking his head. Gondor FC™'s Rafa Nadal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ted Borker in the 20th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ted Borker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rafa Nadal was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Hrvoje Prodanović received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Maraman Reitsma came out and tried to block the shot, but Hrvoje Prodanović slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 26th minute. 30 minutes into the game, Jacco Roorda was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ágætis Byrjun's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gondor FC™ the free kick. Maraman Reitsma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hrvoje Prodanović in the 31st minute of play. Maraman Reitsma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hrvoje Prodanović, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Laurens Erenstein in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rafa Nadal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 43 minutes into the match, Gondor FC™'s goal looked a bit too open when Ton Kort came free, but Rafa Nadal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Ted Borker notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Gondor FC™'s Rafa Nadal. Rafa Nadal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edgar Pihlberg made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Safet Sušić in the 53rd minute of play forced Ágætis Byrjun's goalkeeper Maraman Reitsma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute, Ted Borker made a precise shot to the right of Rafa Nadal. Gondor FC™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Gondor FC™ made a substitution. Avdo Seslija replaced Safet Sušić. 61 minutes into the match, Gondor FC™'s goalkeeper Rafa Nadal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ted Borker. After taking down the ball on Ágætis Byrjun's corner Robert Folkers fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rafa Nadal quite easily take care of the ball. Ágætis Byrjun made a substitution. Paul van Mol replaced Laurens Erenstein. 68 minutes into the game, Aljo Franković threw the ball into play from the sideline. Ágætis Byrjun's Frits Steen quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When Marc Plagge fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ágætis Byrjun's protests and gave Marc Plagge a yellow card for diving instead. Gondor FC™'s Hamid Hamedović was substituted for Edgar Pihlberg. After a rather tough play, Ágætis Byrjun's Marc Plagge got a free kick in the 73rd minute. 74 minutes into the match, Ágætis Byrjun's goal looked a bit too open when Hamid Hamedović came free, but Maraman Reitsma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute Hamid Hamedović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maraman Reitsma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ágætis Byrjun's Jaap Reitsma was substituted for Frits Steen. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ted Borker in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rafa Nadal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 83 minutes Gondor FC™'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Robert Folkers who took care of the corner kick. Fokke Reitsma was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Hamid Hamedović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Maraman Reitsma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gondor FC™'s Rafa Nadal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnout Boswijk in the 90th minute of play. Rafa Nadal made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Ted Borker sent off a good shot on target. Rafa Nadal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnout Boswijk, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Ágætis Byrjun's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.