U23 League

The Boshel
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stijn Klompe took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tico Lizano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Bjorn Panter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 4th minute, Tico Lizano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pura Vida Academy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 8th minute Jordão Barbosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bjorn Panter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Pura Vida Academy getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Jordão Barbosa hit a great ball. The supporters of Pura Vida Academy booed when The Dalwhinnie Boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shao Yu Qiang didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bjorn Panter came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Pura Vida Academy's Jordão Barbosa. But to his dismay, Jordão Barbosa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 23 minutes into the match, Tico Lizano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bjorn Panter. The Dalwhinnie Boys's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tico Lizano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 25th minute Jordão Barbosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bjorn Panter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bjorn Panter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tico Lizano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Dalwhinnie Boys's Bjorn Panter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jordão Barbosa in the 29th minute of play. Jordão Barbosa kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. With a little luck, Pura Vida Academy's Silverio Mendez got control of the ball when Stijn Klompe tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, The Dalwhinnie Boys's Otto Bekker got a free kick in the 40th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ralph Wilmink got free with Silverio Mendez in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The The Dalwhinnie Boys players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pura Vida Academy were winning 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jordão Barbosa made a kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 51 minutes, Bjorn Panter successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Silverio Mendez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klaus Bas, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 57 minutes into the match, The Dalwhinnie Boys's Stijn Klompe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Silverio Mendez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Qian Wen Ran's late challenge caught a The Dalwhinnie Boys's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Qian Wen Ran helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of The Dalwhinnie Boys booed when Pura Vida Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Qian Wen Ran didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the The Dalwhinnie Boys defense, Tico Lizano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bjorn Panter. The The Dalwhinnie Boys fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bjorn Panter should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Tico Lizano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pura Vida Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Tico Lizano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bjorn Panter breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Pura Vida Academy's Anzor Tsinamdzghvrishvili got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Antoni Wieser blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bjorn Panter having to make a save. Bjorn Panter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antoni Wieser in the 77th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antoni Wieser got free with Bjorn Panter in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Teddy Skak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Antoni Wieser in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bjorn Panter saved The Dalwhinnie Boys from getting behind. Silverio Mendez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stijn Klompe in the 89th minute of play. 94 minutes into the game, Pura Vida Academy's Antoni Wieser nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bjorn Panter made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. The The Dalwhinnie Boys fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Pura Vida Academy were clearly better and deserved to take the win.