U21 World League

Traugutta Park
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pim van Gaal took the kick off in the first half of the match. Pim van Gaal kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Teun Gierman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristo Guillerme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Uriel Belmiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pim van Gaal in the 7th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Santa Maradona's goal looked a bit too open when Pim van Gaal came free, but Uriel Belmiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristo Guillerme in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Teun Gierman saved Nadzieja Speed Elblag from getting behind. Teun Gierman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristo Guillerme in the 13th minute of the match. Eliseo Guter kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the last second Uriel Belmiro throw himself and got hold of the ball when Pim van Gaal in the 26thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nadzieja Speed Elblag's goalkeeper Teun Gierman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Santa Maradona booed when Nadzieja Speed Elblag was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lex van Gaal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Uriel Belmiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pim van Gaal in the 36th minute of the match. Santa Maradona were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after Nadzieja Speed Elblag's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Erasmo Berasko took the corner. The corner led Santa Maradona's Cristo Guillerme to a score. 0-2 in the 39th minute. 43 minutes into the match, Nadzieja Speed Elblag's goal looked a bit too open when Cristo Guillerme came free, but Teun Gierman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute Cecilio Ubarna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teun Gierman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nadzieja Speed Elblag's Teun Gierman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cecilio Ubarna in the 46th minute of play. With 48 minutes on the clock, Nick van der Aa commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 47th minute, one of Nadzieja Speed Elblag:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Nadzieja Speed Elblag. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cecilio Ubarna to make the kick off. 0-4 became the score in the 61st minute when Cristo Guillerme elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The referee gave Santa Maradona a penalty, 70 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Erasmo Berasko, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Nadzieja Speed Elblag's Teun Gierman. 0-6. In the 74th minute, Cecilio Ubarna made a precise shot to the right of Teun Gierman. Nadzieja Speed Elblag's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. The supporters of Santa Maradona booed when Nadzieja Speed Elblag was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bart Koekkoek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristo Guillerme kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Teun Gierman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristo Guillerme, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When Cecilio Ubarna came up free with the goalie in the 99th minute, the Santa Maradona 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 Cecilio Ubarna couldn't finish the play. Santa Maradona played a much better game than Nadzieja Speed Elblag and deserved their victory. The Nadzieja Speed Elblag players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.