U21 World League

Arena Wiary
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 160) The audience thought a goal was coming when Ben West got free with Mirko Vervoort in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Mijdrecht Maffia's Pieter de Zwart in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Odważni's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ben West in the 10th minute of play forced Mijdrecht Maffia's goalkeeper Mirko Vervoort to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Jan Rein Roetering hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mirko Vervoort took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ben West, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Odważni's Piotr Noworolnik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gert Smits in the 17th minute of play. Piotr Noworolnik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pieter de Zwart in the 19th minute of play. Roberto-Carlos Brasil's late challenge caught a Mijdrecht Maffia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roberto-Carlos Brasil helped the player get up and apologised. Roberto-Carlos Brasil kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Odważni's Piotr Noworolnik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roger Rekers in the 24th minute of play. After 26 played minutes Odważni got a freekick which was hit by Amancio Llanos. In the 28th minute Gert Smits shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Piotr Noworolnik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Mijdrecht Maffia's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Tofte came free, but Mirko Vervoort reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Pieter de Zwart's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Piotr Noworolnik was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. In the 35th minute Jan Rein Roetering shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Piotr Noworolnik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Piotr Noworolnik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Rein Roetering in the 36th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Fred Tofte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mirko Vervoort made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Ben West sent off a good shot on target. Roger Rekers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Piotr Noworolnik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gert Smits in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Piotr Noworolnik prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gert Smits made a kick off. The supporters of Odważni booed when Mijdrecht Maffia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gert Smits didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cobus Wolf kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54th minute, Pieter de Zwart hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Mijdrecht Maffia's Gert Smits in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Odważni's goalie prevented a goal. Mirko Vervoort showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ben West, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Odważni's Piotr Noworolnik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Rein Roetering in the 61st minute of play. Gert Smits received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Piotr Noworolnik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pieter de Zwart blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Piotr Noworolnik having to make a save. In the 72nd minute, Pieter de Zwart fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 76th minute Ben West shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mirko Vervoort saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Mijdrecht Maffia getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Jan Rein Roetering hit a great ball. Pieter de Zwart fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Piotr Noworolnik having to interfere. In the 90th minute Fred Tofte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mirko Vervoort saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Piotr Noworolnik stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gert Smits's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. Jan Rein Roetering struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Piotr Noworolnik didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mijdrecht Maffia. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.