U23 World League

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Spectators: 7663 (Terracing: 5748, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Juvenal Vaz made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of Real Unión CF booed when Mijdrecht Maffia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juvenal Vaz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emanuel Neuer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juvenal Vaz's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Juvenal Vaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juvenal Vaz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Emanuel Neuer skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The supporters of Real Unión CF booed when Mijdrecht Maffia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan Rein Roetering didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emanuel Neuer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pieter de Zwart, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 15th minute, Juvenal Vaz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mijdrecht Maffia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The supporters of Mijdrecht Maffia booed when Real Unión CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lavdi Eminaj didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juvenal Vaz who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 22ndth minute tested the skills of Emanuel Neuer when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Emanuel Neuer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juvenal Vaz in the 25th minute of the match. With a little luck, Real Unión CF's Emanuel Neuer got control of the ball when Juvenal Vaz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mirko Vervoort showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yanne Callaerts in the 29th minute of the match. Pieter de Zwart fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Neuer having to interfere. Emanuel Neuer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juvenal Vaz's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. 38 minutes into the game, Juvenal Vaz lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Emanuel Neuer. After 41 minutes, Gerrit Driel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mijdrecht Maffia and the Real Unión CF players grew even worse after the yellow card. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The supporters of Mijdrecht Maffia booed when Real Unión CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gutierre Chamorro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 56th minute, Sandalio Urquiaga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 57 minutes into the match, Mijdrecht Maffia's Laurens van der Tol broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Gert Smits received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Emanuel Neuer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 65thth minute of the game Juvenal Vaz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Unión CF's Emanuel Neuer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 68th minute Mijdrecht Maffia were awarded a corner. Laurens van der Tol went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Laurens van der Tol almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Real Unión CF's Emanuel Neuer did a great save. When Pieter de Zwart came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Mijdrecht Maffia 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 Pieter de Zwart couldn't finish the play. 72 minutes into the game, Juvenal Vaz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Emanuel Neuer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Real Unión CF's Mihnea Berceanu got a free kick in the 74th minute. 76 minutes into the match, Mijdrecht Maffia's goal looked a bit too open when Yanne Callaerts came free, but Mirko Vervoort reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by Real Unión CF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Laurens van der Tol was slow to take the kick. During this time Mijdrecht Maffia's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Mijdrecht Maffia's Laurens van der Tol to fire away a dangerous shot which Emanuel Neuer despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Pieter de Zwart charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pieter de Zwart the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 89 played minutes Mijdrecht Maffia got a freekick which was hit by Pieter de Zwart. The supporters of Mijdrecht Maffia booed when Real Unión CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yanne Callaerts didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 92 minutes, Yanne Callaerts managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Unión CF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yanne Callaerts was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Unión CF's goalkeeper Emanuel Neuer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Mijdrecht Maffia had won after a very even match.