U21 World League

Del Piero Alessandro
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Bernardo Mameli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pieter-Jan Staarman in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th minute of the match De Kasteelheren got a corner. Medoacus Maior's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Erwin Lanting ran over to the corner to take the kick. Teun Otten was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teun Otten in the 15th minute of play forced Medoacus Maior's goalkeeper Bernardo Mameli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erwin Lanting kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florian Fanfarone got free with Alfred Oevermans in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Medoacus Maior booed when De Kasteelheren was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mickael Rutgers didn't get a good kick on the ball. Florian Fanfarone could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Alfred Oevermans made a huge save. Bernardo Mameli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teun Otten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Medoacus Maior booed when De Kasteelheren was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sjef Klein didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mickael Rutgers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Mameli having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulvio Tosi in the 27th minute of play forced De Kasteelheren's goalkeeper Alfred Oevermans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Teun Otten in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bernardo Mameli saved Medoacus Maior from getting behind. Andrea Cosi hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Alfred Oevermans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fulvio Tosi in the 35th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florian Fanfarone got free with Alfred Oevermans in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Teun Otten fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored De Kasteelheren's protests and gave Teun Otten a yellow card for diving instead. Teun Otten hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Florian Fanfarone took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alfred Oevermans. Alfred Oevermans dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Florian Fanfarone made the kick off in the second half. Alfred Oevermans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arrigo Apicella in the 54th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Marnix van Alst hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th minute Anselmo Signori shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfred Oevermans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Medoacus Maior booed when De Kasteelheren was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sjef Klein didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alfred Oevermans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florian Fanfarone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlo Bosstraeten kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. After 62 played minutes, Medoacus Maior's Anselmo Signori shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alfred Oevermans came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Medoacus Maior reached it. In the 65th minute, Martien Meerdink hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfred Oevermans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arrigo Apicella in the 72nd minute of the match. Alfred Oevermans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florian Fanfarone, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Alfred Oevermans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fulvio Tosi, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sjef Klein in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bernardo Mameli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Sjef Klein sped through Medoacus Maior's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bernardo Mameli. In the 79th minute, Sjef Klein hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulvio Tosi in the 82nd minute of play forced De Kasteelheren's goalkeeper Alfred Oevermans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Teun Otten hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erwin Lanting's late challenge caught a Medoacus Maior's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erwin Lanting helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to De Kasteelheren getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Erwin Lanting hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulvio Tosi in the 96th minute of play forced De Kasteelheren's goalkeeper Alfred Oevermans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Medoacus Maior were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.