U23 World League

Barloo Stadion
Spectators: 8160 (Terracing: 6121, Seating: 1877, VIP seats: 162) ZigZag Athletic's Gösta Messi 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. Nick Schipmans hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Chris Tinselboer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesper Vollander, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arcan Çapan got free with Teofilo Distiratsu in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Teofilo Distiratsu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Steelman in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th minute Jesper Vollander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chris Tinselboer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th match minute, FCF north was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nick Schipmans to maneuver through the defense. Chris Tinselboer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesper Vollander in the 12th minute of play. Ed Bijlsma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute, Arcan Çapan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Teofilo Distiratsu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After a rather tough play, FCF north's Nick Schipmans got a free kick in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ed Bijlsma in the 22nd minute of play forced ZigZag Athletic's goalkeeper Teofilo Distiratsu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FCF north's Edgar Baan got a free kick in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bengt-Rune Öman in the 24th minute of play forced FCF north's goalkeeper Chris Tinselboer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, FCF north's goal looked a bit too open when Gösta Messi came free, but Chris Tinselboer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, ZigZag Athletic's goalkeeper Teofilo Distiratsu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonathan Steelman. The supporters of ZigZag Athletic booed when FCF north was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nick Schipmans didn't get a good kick on the ball. Teofilo Distiratsu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arcan Çapan in the 30th minute. After 33 played minutes ZigZag Athletic got a freekick which was hit by Gösta Messi. After some careless play in the ZigZag Athletic defense, Jonathan Steelman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Teofilo Distiratsu. The ZigZag Athletic fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Teofilo Distiratsu should have stopped the shot. In the 38th minute Jesper Vollander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chris Tinselboer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teofilo Distiratsu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonatan Bilintx in the 43rd minute. 44 minutes into the match, ZigZag Athletic's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Steelman came free, but Teofilo Distiratsu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The throw-in from Nick Schipmans in the 45th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ZigZag Athletic's John Cena. Teofilo Distiratsu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Steelman in the 47th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Steelman in the 53rd minute of play forced ZigZag Athletic's goalkeeper Teofilo Distiratsu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clodoveo Baldovino kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Arne Wijk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Gösta Messi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teofilo Distiratsu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arcan Çapan in the 65th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, ZigZag Athletic's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Steelman came free, but Teofilo Distiratsu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gösta Messi struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Chris Tinselboer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ZigZag Athletic. ZigZag Athletic made a substitution. Yu Ran Sha replaced Lin Xiao Chao. 79 minutes into the game, John Cena was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ZigZag Athletic's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FCF north the free kick. After 79 played minutes ZigZag Athletic got a freekick which was hit by John Cena. Teofilo Distiratsu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arcan Çapan, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arcan Çapan in the 85th minute of play forced ZigZag Athletic's goalkeeper Teofilo Distiratsu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chris Tinselboer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gösta Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. With an all-out effort, ZigZag Athletic's Chris Tinselboer threw himself towards the right post 95 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gösta Messi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The supporters of ZigZag Athletic booed when FCF north was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nick Schipmans didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 98 minutes, Hector Ares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ZigZag Athletic and the FCF north players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 98th match minute, ZigZag Athletic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hector Ares to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FCF north had won after a very even match.