U21 World League

The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Uzay Gencalp made the kick off which started today's match. When Kevin Skarkman came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Baxters Boys 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 Kevin Skarkman couldn't finish the play. Börje Albohm came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Zero Gravity's Qin Fei Chao. But to his dismay, Qin Fei Chao quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 9th minute Uzay Gencalp 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. Jorge Caetano came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Baxters Boys's Uzay Gencalp. But to his dismay, Uzay Gencalp quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 20th minute, Mikolaj Ratulowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zero Gravity fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Börje Albohm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robbin De Ruyter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Börje Albohm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robbin De Ruyter, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qin Fei Chao in the 28th minute of play forced Baxters Boys's goalkeeper Börje Albohm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Börje Albohm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filiberto Bernebe in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 40th minute Uzay Gencalp 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. 44 minutes into the match, Zero Gravity's Pablo Koffidis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Börje Albohm narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 46th minute, Mikolaj Ratulowski reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Börje Albohm. The goal made the score 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Robbin De Ruyter to make the kick off. When Marioara Olaru fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Baxters Boys's protests and gave Marioara Olaru a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Baxters Boys's Marioara Olaru got a free kick in the 65th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Baxters Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Robbin De Ruyter came free, but Börje Albohm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute Pablo Koffidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Börje Albohm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 79 minutes into the game, Frank Novella was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Baxters Boys's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zero Gravity the free kick. A collision led to Baxters Boys getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Frank Novella hit a great ball. Börje Albohm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filiberto Bernebe in the 82nd minute of the match. Börje Albohm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qin Fei Chao in the 86th minute of play. After 92 minutes of play, Zero Gravity's Qin Fei Chao made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Börje Albohm was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Baxters Boys getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Christian Kjellman hit a great ball.