U21 World League

Palookaville
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Seagulls's Ralf Talsma started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. John Holmes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Jan-Joost Smeekes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Seagulls defense, Yann Scott kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jan-Joost Smeekes. The Seagulls fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jan-Joost Smeekes should have stopped the shot. In the 9th minute Dominique Virapin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Joost Smeekes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of La Pointe Courte booed when Seagulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerben Klein didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of La Pointe Courte booed when Seagulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan Harmens didn't get a good kick on the ball. Seagulls's Jan-Joost Smeekes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dominique Virapin in the 14th minute of play. A collision led to Seagulls getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Gerben Klein hit a great ball. In the 19th minute, Jan Harmens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jan-Joost Smeekes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yann Scott in the 25th minute of the match. Harm Meinders kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Jan-Joost Smeekes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilfried Mahé, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan-Joost Smeekes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thibaut Mazieres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute of the match, Carsten Klaasens got a very nice opportunity to score, but Sabri Fouquet was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 35th minute, Seagulls's Ralf Talsma dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Martin Andriessen hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yann Scott made a kick off. After some careless play in the La Pointe Courte defense, Carsten Klaasens kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sabri Fouquet. The La Pointe Courte fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sabri Fouquet should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Seagulls's Harm Meinders got a free kick in the 55th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raymond Lherbier during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 58th match minute, La Pointe Courte was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raymond Lherbier to maneuver through the defense. In the 61stth minute of the game Dominique Virapin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Seagulls's Jan-Joost Smeekes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jan-Joost Smeekes made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Yann Scott sent off a good shot on target. In the 65th minute Dominique Virapin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Joost Smeekes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th match minute, La Pointe Courte was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Éric Di Meo to maneuver through the defense. La Pointe Courte made a substitution. Tim Quantin replaced Wilfried Mahé. La Pointe Courte's Patxi Seux was substituted for Thibaut Mazieres. After 67 played minutes La Pointe Courte got a freekick which was hit by Éric Di Meo. Martin Andriessen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as La Pointe Courte's John Holmes slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jan-Joost Smeekes. That made the score 2-4 after 71 minutes of play. 74 minutes into the game, Patxi Seux cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-5. Jan-Joost Smeekes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Harm Meinders lost his temper 80 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 80 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Seagulls! La Pointe Courtes' Jan-Joost Smeekes just managed to throw himself towards the right post in the 82ndth minute after Patxi Seuxs penalty, and stop a certain goal. La Pointe Courte's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Patxi Seux in the 84th minute. After 84 played minutes La Pointe Courte got a freekick which was hit by Mathys Guigon. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Patxi Seux took a quick shot and it went in 2-6 without a chance for Jan-Joost Smeekes to make any attempt to save it. La Pointe Courte's Patxi Seux was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 90th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal.