U23 World League

Sportpark Muziekwijk
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5739, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abílio Carreira got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes of play, LFS Sapphire Club's Roland Cerocki made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Harold Wander was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Fedele Cardella fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LFS Sapphire Club's protests and gave Fedele Cardella a yellow card for diving instead. In the 6th match minute, LFS Sapphire Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fedele Cardella to maneuver through the defense. ASV Muziekwijk's Pim Haremeijer shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 6th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Aleksander Lukasik but with some difficulty. Harold Wander came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by LFS Sapphire Club's Roland Cerocki. But to his dismay, Roland Cerocki quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 15 minutes into the match, LFS Sapphire Club's goal looked a bit too open when Jelte de Jong came free, but Aleksander Lukasik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the game, Wieslaw Erland was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LFS Sapphire Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ASV Muziekwijk the free kick. The supporters of ASV Muziekwijk booed when LFS Sapphire Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wieslaw Erland didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th minute of the match Pim Haremeijer shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aleksander Lukasik showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Nick Daems had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aleksander Lukasik. LFS Sapphire Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nick Daems was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Harold Wander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fedele Cardella in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nick Post in the 23rd minute of play forced LFS Sapphire Club's goalkeeper Aleksander Lukasik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, LFS Sapphire Club's Aleksander Lukasik got control of the ball when Pim Haremeijer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Roland Cerocki kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Fedele Cardella had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Harold Wander. ASV Muziekwijk's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fedele Cardella was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 41 minutes into the game, Fedele Cardella cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Harold Wander was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

In the 61st minute, LFS Sapphire Club's Roland Cerocki ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Harold Wander. Harold Wander yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-6. 68 minutes into the match, ASV Muziekwijk's goal looked a bit too open when Abílio Carreira came free, but Harold Wander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 77 minutes into the game, Roland Cerocki cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-8. Harold Wander was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aleksander Lukasik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nick Daems in the 88th minute of the match. ASV Muziekwijk's Harold Wander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fedele Cardella in the 89th minute of play. LFS Sapphire Club's Wieslaw Erland got his second yellow card of the match in the 90th minute. The referee ordered Wieslaw Erland off the ground. After 92 played minutes, ASV Muziekwijk's Pim Haremeijer shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aleksander Lukasik came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ASV Muziekwijk reached it.