U23 World League

zoetwater
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Styrbjörn Nilsson started the match with the kick off. The referee felt a red card was in order, 3 minutes into the game, when Stan Hagemans put in a rough tackle. Peanut Lord placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! 6 minutes into the match, Peanut Lord had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edwin Jennes. VC zoetwater's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Peanut Lord was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Peanut Lord in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edwin Jennes saved VC zoetwater from getting behind. 10 minutes into the game, Slipmaskinerna's Peanut Lord nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edwin Jennes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 13 minutes into the match, Styrbjörn Nilsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edwin Jennes. VC zoetwater's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Styrbjörn Nilsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. 16 minutes into the game, Slipmaskinerna's Styrbjörn Nilsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edwin Jennes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. In the 24th minute, Peanut Lord ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edwin Jennes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Peanut Lord struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Edwin Jennes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Slipmaskinerna. Slipmaskinerna's Styrbjörn Nilsson got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 34 minutes, Peanut Lord made it 0-7 with a short kick to the right side. VC zoetwater's Edwin Jennes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 36th minute, Antonin Laruelle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Peanut Lord struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Edwin Jennes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Slipmaskinerna. In the 40th minute, Peanut Lord ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edwin Jennes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. When the match clock showed 43 minutes, the score became 0-9 when Peanut Lord sped through VC zoetwater's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Edwin Jennes.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jos Armentier to strike the kick off in the second half. If Peanut Lord had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Edwin Jennes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Peanut Lord's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. After 61 minutes of play, Slipmaskinerna's Peanut Lord made it 0-12 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edwin Jennes was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind VC zoetwater's goalkeeper Edwin Jennes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 65th minute, Peanut Lord left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Slipmaskinerna fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-13. 69 minutes into the match, Peanut Lord had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edwin Jennes. VC zoetwater's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Peanut Lord was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-14. After having played for 79 minutes, Per Magnusson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Slipmaskinerna's supporters crossed their fingers, but Per Magnusson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 83 minutes into the game, Robbrecht Caes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. VC zoetwater's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Slipmaskinerna the free kick. After 83 played minutes VC zoetwater got a freekick which was hit by Robbrecht Caes. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Per Magnusson in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edwin Jennes saved VC zoetwater from getting behind. Edwin Jennes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Per Magnusson's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Per Magnusson in the 93rd minute of play forced VC zoetwater's goalkeeper Edwin Jennes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.