U23 League

The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kristján Kipper started the match with the kick off. Kristján Kipper's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jorge Caetano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. After 9 minutes, Filiberto Bernebe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zero Gravity and the S.C. Potentia players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Zero Gravity getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Filiberto Bernebe hit a great ball. Jorge Caetano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Messi in the 10th minute of the match. When S.C. Potentia's Kristján Kipper in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zero Gravity's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Robbin De Ruyter in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Naci Ünüvar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Filiberto Bernebe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Naci Ünüvar was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. In the 20th minute Filiberto Bernebe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naci Ünüvar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zero Gravity's Jorge Caetano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristján Kipper in the 22nd minute of play. Januário Quinaz was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 25 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute, one of Zero Gravity:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Zero Gravity. When Kristján Kipper came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the S.C. Potentia 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 Kristján Kipper couldn't finish the play. 31 minutes into the game, Robbin De Ruyter cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Naci Ünüvar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Zero Gravity's Jorge Caetano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Messi in the 35th minute of play. Naci Ünüvar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robbin De Ruyter in the 37th minute of play. Jorge Caetano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kristján Kipper went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 49th minute Zero Gravity were awarded a corner. Matías Roganov went to the cornerflag to take it. Erik Rensenbrink tried in the 50th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Naci Ünüvar a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 2-2. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Robbin De Ruyter was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Zero Gravity booed when S.C. Potentia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erik Rensenbrink didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Robbin De Ruyter in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Naci Ünüvar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Naci Ünüvar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filiberto Bernebe, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Jorge Caetano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristján Kipper, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 67th minute of the match S.C. Potentia got a corner. Zero Gravity's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Geale van den Brink ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led S.C. Potentia's Geale van den Brink to fire away a dangerous shot which Jorge Caetano despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valdemar Seabra during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Valdemar Seabra kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Kristján Kipper notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Zero Gravity's Jorge Caetano. Jorge Caetano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Zero Gravity's Jorge Caetano got control of the ball when Kristján Kipper tried to sneak it across the goal line. 83 minutes into the game, Zero Gravity's Filiberto Bernebe nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Naci Ünüvar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. With his leg Jorge Caetano managed to avoid a goal in the 88thth minute, when S.C. Potentia's Kristján Kipper fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 99th minute, Joonatan Dejardin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zero Gravity's supporters rose to their feet, but Joonatan Dejardin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Naci Ünüvar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zero Gravity were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing S.C. Potentia to leave the ground with a draw.