U23 World League

Purple Arena
Spectators: 7985 (Terracing: 5990, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) Michel Batistuta made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Qiu Feng Guo got free with Russ Blacknell in the 2nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gez Little in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Steve Van der Veeken prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With 6 minutes on the clock, Trent Gentenaar commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 7th match minute, Purple Talents was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trent Gentenaar to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Speed in the 10th minute of play forced Purple Talents's goalkeeper Steve Van der Veeken to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jack Potts in the 18th minute of play forced Purple Talents's goalkeeper Steve Van der Veeken to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jack Potts took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Steve Van der Veeken. Steve Van der Veeken dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Steve Van der Veeken made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jack Potts in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Purple Talents's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kain Havertz was slow to take the kick. During this time Ampthill FC's players had a chance to rest. Ampthill FC's Kain Havertz was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Steve Van der Veeken in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A throw-in in the 24th minute of the game was made by Borys Rasialdo with Marcelino Playo as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 27th minute, Michel Batistuta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Purple Talents fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Steve Van der Veeken took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jack Potts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Russ Blacknell was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Michel Batistuta capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Michel Batistuta really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. 34 minutes into the match, Ampthill FC's goal looked a bit too open when Michel Batistuta came free, but Russ Blacknell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Ampthill FC booed when Purple Talents was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donato Azevedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 38 minutes Purple Talents's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kain Havertz who took care of the corner kick. Jack Potts was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 41stth minute of the game Gez Little who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Purple Talents's Steve Van der Veeken was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 42 minutes into the match, Purple Talents's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelino Playo came free, but Steve Van der Veeken reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Purple Talents's goal looked a bit too open when Gez Little came free, but Steve Van der Veeken reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Jack Potts in the 52nd minute of play forced Purple Talents's goalkeeper Steve Van der Veeken to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Marcelino Playo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The throw-in from Aron Skoglund in the 57th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Purple Talents's Charl Anthonis. The supporters of Ampthill FC booed when Purple Talents was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Qiu Feng Guo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Donato Azevedo's late challenge caught a Ampthill FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Donato Azevedo helped the player get up and apologised. Donato Azevedo kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Steve Van der Veeken made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Marcelino Playo sent off a good shot on target. If Michel Batistuta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 66 minutes into the match, Michel Batistuta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Russ Blacknell. Ampthill FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Michel Batistuta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. 70 minutes into the match, Purple Talents's goal looked a bit too open when Gez Little came free, but Steve Van der Veeken reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute, Reemy Godefroid made a precise shot to the right of Russ Blacknell. Ampthill FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Aron Skoglund got a throw-in 79 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Sebastian Speed. In the 82nd minute, Reemy Godefroid made a precise shot to the right of Russ Blacknell. Ampthill FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. When Marcelino Playo came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Ampthill FC 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 Marcelino Playo couldn't finish the play. Many of Ampthill FC's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Ampthill FC may have spent more time on the ball, but Purple Talents were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.