U23 League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Laurens Erenstein took the kick off in the first half of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goal looked a bit too open when Laurens Erenstein came free, but Nikola Portner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Ágætis Byrjun's Ted Borker sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nikola Portner narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ágætis Byrjun's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Robert Folkers in the 17th minute. After taking down the ball on Ágætis Byrjun's corner Ted Borker fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nikola Portner quite easily take care of the ball. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Espen Steelers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Robert Folkers was slow to take the kick. During this time Ágætis Byrjun's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Robert Folkers almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Espen Steelers's Nikola Portner did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andy Schmid in the 20th minute of play forced Ágætis Byrjun's goalkeeper Maraman Reitsma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 28 minutes, Salomone Weber made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Ágætis Byrjun's Maraman Reitsma tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 30th match minute, Ágætis Byrjun was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaap Reitsma to maneuver through the defense. 31 minutes into the match, Ágætis Byrjun's goal looked a bit too open when Salomone Weber came free, but Maraman Reitsma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute Ágætis Byrjun were awarded a corner. Robert Folkers went to the cornerflag to take it. Robert Folkers made a great header on Ágætis Byrjun's corner, it was just that Espen Steelers's Nikola Portner managed to reach the ball for a save. After 35 played minutes Espen Steelers got a freekick which was hit by Giancarlo Weissmuller. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabian Schär got free with Maraman Reitsma in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alex Ioneasa hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Maraman Reitsma was out of position in the 43 minute of play, and Salomone Weber capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Salomone Weber really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabian Schär got free with Maraman Reitsma in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 48 minutes Ágætis Byrjun's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Albert Einstein who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Espen Steelers's corner Albert Einstein fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Maraman Reitsma quite easily take care of the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Salomone Weber stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Espen Steelers booed when Ágætis Byrjun was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Folkers didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute Laurens Erenstein shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikola Portner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, Ton Kort recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Nikola Portner. Ton Kort showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. Espen Steelers made a substitution. Andres Ambühl replaced Fabian Schär. Jacco Roorda charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jacco Roorda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 69th minute, Jacco Roorda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ágætis Byrjun made a substitution. Paul van Mol replaced Laurens Erenstein. Ágætis Byrjun made a substitution. Arnout Boswijk replaced Ton Kort. The supporters of Espen Steelers booed when Ágætis Byrjun was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacco Roorda didn't get a good kick on the ball. 73 minutes into the game, Andy Schmid cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Maraman Reitsma was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Espen Steelers's Berthold Boller was substituted for Hassan Widmer. After 79 played minutes Ágætis Byrjun got a freekick which was hit by Jaap Reitsma. Maraman Reitsma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andres Ambühl in the 83rd minute of play. In the 87th minute, Andy Schmid made a precise shot to the right of Maraman Reitsma. Ágætis Byrjun's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. With 94 minutes on the clock, Robert Folkers commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The supporters of Espen Steelers booed when Ágætis Byrjun was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Folkers didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Ágætis Byrjun getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Marc Plagge hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Einstein in the 97th minute of play forced Ágætis Byrjun's goalkeeper Maraman Reitsma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.