U18 World League

Underdogs Arena
Spectators: 8029 (Terracing: 6023, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joaquin Ariza started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chuck Wood got free with Darío Peredo in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carsten van Wonderen hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Darío Peredo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sjors Kolkman went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Darío Peredo was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Carsten van Wonderen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Carsten van Wonderen really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. The supporters of SiTomanBoy´s booed when The Underdogs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthijs De Ligt didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute, Sjors Kolkman made a precise shot to the right of Darío Peredo. SiTomanBoy´s's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Joaquin Ariza charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joaquin Ariza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 36th minute, Joaquin Ariza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Corné Knopper kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. SiTomanBoy´s's Nahuel Marquezado couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 38th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for The Underdogs. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carsten van Wonderen in the 45th minute of play forced SiTomanBoy´s's goalkeeper Darío Peredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carsten van Wonderen to strike the kick off in the second half. Markus Salinas hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Joaquin Ariza who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Dirk-Jan Akkerman when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Gerónimo Blanch kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Sjors Kolkman took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Darío Peredo. Darío Peredo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Gerónimo Blanch hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. When The Underdogs's Sjors Kolkman in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SiTomanBoy´s's goalie prevented a goal. Pieter Bos charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pieter Bos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Pieter Bos hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. SiTomanBoy´s's Darío Peredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sjors Kolkman in the 85th minute of play. Sjors Kolkman charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sjors Kolkman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sjors Kolkman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Darío Peredo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. After 94 minutes of play, The Underdogs's Sjors Kolkman made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Darío Peredo was left in no man's land by his defense there! There was no doubt that The Underdogs were the better team. The Underdogs's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.