U23 League

De Ballenbak
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Huib van der Gun kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice moves Handi Harri could shoot a difficult shot in the 8th minute, which Borimir Karadzhov however easily saved by the left post. If Freek Saarloos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Borimir Karadzhov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Huib van der Gun in the 11th minute. In the 13th minute, Momchil Denkin made a precise shot to the right of Robert-Jan Hermensen. NFC Eagles 22's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Robert-Jan Hermensen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Momchil Denkin in the 18th minute of the match. When Nico-Jan Pruischer fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored NFC Eagles 22's protests and gave Nico-Jan Pruischer a yellow card for diving instead. 24 minutes into the match, Antonio Di Fabrizio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Robert-Jan Hermensen. NFC Eagles 22's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antonio Di Fabrizio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. When Antonio Di Fabrizio came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the FC Old Dogs United 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 Antonio Di Fabrizio couldn't finish the play. Borimir Karadzhov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Huib van der Gun in the 41st minute. Robert-Jan Hermensen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yane Donkovski in the 43rd minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antonio Di Fabrizio made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Huib van der Gun left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NFC Eagles 22 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 54th match minute, NFC Eagles 22 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Huib van der Gun to maneuver through the defense. Borimir Karadzhov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Huib van der Gun in the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Handi Harri in the 63rd minute of play forced FC Old Dogs United's goalkeeper Borimir Karadzhov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. NFC Eagles 22's Huib van der Gun got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. NFC Eagles 22's attentive Freek Saarloos managed to snatch the ball when Gabriel Nanev made a throw-in in the 68th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, FC Old Dogs United's Atanas Vitanov got a free kick in the 68th minute. Robert-Jan Hermensen made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Antonio Di Fabrizio sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to NFC Eagles 22 getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Giovanni Craandijk hit a great ball. FC Old Dogs United's Borimir Karadzhov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Huib van der Gun in the 77th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 90 minutes, Robert-Jan Hermensen successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A throw-in in the 92nd minute of the game was made by Gabriel Nanev with Paulo Gerber as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Through an outstanding action, after 93 minutes, Robert-Jan Hermensen successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The FC Old Dogs United players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented NFC Eagles 22 from taking control. The game ends in a draw.