U23 League

The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 178 (Terracing: 134, Seating: 41, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Robbin De Ruyter made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute Kees Koole shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Caetano 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 Berend Hermensen in the 5th minute of play. Revenge's Aleksandr Vasyutin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filiberto Bernebe in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harry Zuurman in the 16th minute of play forced Zero Gravity's goalkeeper Jorge Caetano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zero Gravity's Jorge Caetano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harry Zuurman in the 17th minute of play. Jorge Caetano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Berend Hermensen's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Revenge's goal looked a bit too open when Qin Fei Chao came free, but Aleksandr Vasyutin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Zero Gravity's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Berend Hermensen was slow to take the kick. During this time Revenge's players had a chance to rest. Jorge Caetano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Berend Hermensen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Revenge's Aleksandr Vasyutin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Revenge from getting a goal against them. In the 32nd minute Kees Koole shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Caetano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Igor Paprotny had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Aleksandr Vasyutin managed to avoid a goal in the 46thth minute, when Zero Gravity's Robbin De Ruyter fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 48 minutes into the match, Robbin De Ruyter had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aleksandr Vasyutin. Revenge's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Robbin De Ruyter was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Kees Koole made the kick off in the second half. Steven Palsma hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Revenge's Aleksandr Vasyutin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikolaj Ratulowski in the 55th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Revenge's goal looked a bit too open when Robbin De Ruyter came free, but Aleksandr Vasyutin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aleksandr Vasyutin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robbin De Ruyter in the 66th minute of play. A collision led to Revenge getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Igor Paprotny hit a great ball. In the 71st match minute, Revenge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Igor Paprotny to maneuver through the defense. Mikolaj Ratulowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Aleksandr Vasyutin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, Revenge's goal looked a bit too open when Mikolaj Ratulowski came free, but Aleksandr Vasyutin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Zero Gravity's Wawrzyniec Iwanowski in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Revenge's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Revenge booed when Zero Gravity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacobus Sommers didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Kees Koole came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Revenge 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 Kees Koole couldn't finish the play. Aleksandr Vasyutin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wawrzyniec Iwanowski in the 92nd minute of the match. 94 minutes into the game, Prudencio Chucho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Revenge's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zero Gravity the free kick. In the 94th minute, Prudencio Chucho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Wawrzyniec Iwanowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zero Gravity's supporters rose to their feet, but Wawrzyniec Iwanowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aleksandr Vasyutin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zero Gravity were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Revenge for a fine match.