Friendly League

Wolfsberg
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After having played for 2 minutes, Craig Crain managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Derby County's supporters crossed their fingers, but Craig Crain was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Koos Hoeksma charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Koos Hoeksma the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 6th minute there was a penalty for Derby County. Ahmed Leach stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Roelof Palsma. 0-1. In the 9th minute, Craig Crain got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Wolfsberg HC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Bernard Alards hit a great ball. Derby County's Ahmed Leach managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ate Degenkamp in the 11 minute of the game. Roelof Palsma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Craig Crain in the 12th minute of play. If Craig Crain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmed Leach received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Roelof Palsma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 25th minute, Gio Luirink reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jeromy Martineau. The goal made the score 1-1. In the 28th minute, Craig Crain made a precise shot to the right of Roelof Palsma. Wolfsberg HC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Leon Steelman's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 31stth minute, Jeromy Martineau skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Gio Luirink fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeromy Martineau having to interfere. Craig Crain's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roelof Palsma read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Derby County's zone, Gio Luirink stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jeromy Martineau came out of the goal and Gio Luirink tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Craig Crain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Derby County's Chong Beaulac pulled a muscle in his leg after 42 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Derby County made a substitution. Linwood Perrault replaced Chong Beaulac. After a rather tough play, Wolfsberg HC's Bill Ridder got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Isaiah Weaver kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The Wolfsberg HC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Derby County were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Job Hebels to make the kick off. 1-3 became the score in the 53rd minute when Craig Crain elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Craig Crain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Craig Crain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roelof Palsma having to interfere. Theirn Vadeboncoeur blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roelof Palsma having to make a save. Roelof Palsma was a little too slow when Theirn Vadeboncoeur got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 1-4. 70 minutes into the game, Ate Degenkamp threw the ball into play from the sideline. Derby County's Theirn Vadeboncoeur quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 71 played minutes Wolfsberg HC got a freekick which was hit by Brain Heck. 71 minutes into the match, Derby County's Ahmed Leach broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gio Luirink in the 75th minute of play forced Derby County's goalkeeper Jeromy Martineau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leon Steelman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jeromy Martineau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leon Steelman in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Steelman in the 82nd minute of play forced Derby County's goalkeeper Jeromy Martineau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th match minute, Wolfsberg HC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gio Luirink to maneuver through the defense. Roelof Palsma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Craig Crain in the 87th minute of the match. In the 88th minute Craig Crain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roelof Palsma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Leon Steelman had to leave the field with a concussion. Arthur Esposito's late challenge caught a Wolfsberg HC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arthur Esposito helped the player get up and apologised. After 92 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Derby County! Jasper Rooy shot the penalty kick right outside the post. The Wolfsberg HC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Derby County's performance. The match ended with a win for Derby County.