U21 World League

Alfredo Welter
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arnold van Herwijnen got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Vítor de Senna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Philip Zevenhuizen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kenneth van der Leegte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gino Abreu in the 11th minute of play. The supporters of MARINUS MZC booed when SV Wissenkerke was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mirko Boezem didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to SV Wissenkerke getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Hans Oude Kamphuis hit a great ball. 24 minutes into the match, SV Wissenkerke's Arnold van Herwijnen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Perivaldo Moreira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. SV Wissenkerke's Kenneth van der Leegte proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save SV Wissenkerke from getting a goal against them. Wouter Kluivert charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wouter Kluivert the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to SV Wissenkerke getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Wouter Kluivert hit a great ball. After having played for 31 minutes, Wouter Kluivert managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SV Wissenkerke's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wouter Kluivert was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Perivaldo Moreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hans Oude Kamphuis in the 42nd minute of the match. When Vítor de Senna came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the MARINUS MZC 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 Vítor de Senna couldn't finish the play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gino Abreu made a kick off. If Arnold van Herwijnen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnold van Herwijnen succeeded in the game's 53rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Marco Hofland hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. A collision led to SV Wissenkerke getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Arnold van Herwijnen hit a great ball. Perivaldo Moreira was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Hans Oude Kamphuis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hans Oude Kamphuis really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philip Zevenhuizen in the 71st minute of play forced MARINUS MZC's goalkeeper Perivaldo Moreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 72 minutes, Arnold van Herwijnen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SV Wissenkerke's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arnold van Herwijnen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hans Oude Kamphuis charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hans Oude Kamphuis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, MARINUS MZC's Donato de Souza got a free kick in the 82nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in MARINUS MZC's zone, Philip Zevenhuizen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Perivaldo Moreira came out of the goal and Philip Zevenhuizen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kenneth van der Leegte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gino Abreu in the 94th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SV Wissenkerke eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.