U23 World League

Sletteenge Stadion
Spectators: 7792 (Terracing: 5845, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 155) Sletteenge's Virgil Jellingdal 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. Ralph Nielans received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Benedicto Iago tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arne Heeris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Benitez, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogelio Jaen in the 7th minute of play forced Sletteenge's goalkeeper Arne Heeris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Defensores de Mar de Ajó's Benedicto Iago proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Defensores de Mar de Ajó from getting a goal against them. Arne Heeris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogelio Jaen in the 10th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Sletteenge's goal looked a bit too open when Rogelio Jaen came free, but Arne Heeris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Defensores de Mar de Ajó getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Silverio Vachon hit a great ball. With a little luck, Defensores de Mar de Ajó's Benedicto Iago got control of the ball when Virgil Jellingdal tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Benitez in the 33rd minute of play forced Sletteenge's goalkeeper Arne Heeris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arne Heeris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salvador Benitez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Rogelio Jaen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arne Heeris was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Volmer Frimand charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Volmer Frimand the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 37th minute, Volmer Frimand hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38thth minute of the game Rogelio Jaen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sletteenge's Arne Heeris was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arne Heeris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salvador Benitez in the 41st minute of the match. Gunner Tesgaard hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute, Rogelio Jaen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arne Heeris was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 49 minutes into the match, Sletteenge's goal looked a bit too open when Rogelio Jaen came free, but Arne Heeris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rogelio Jaen was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Sletteenge's Arne Heeris got control of the ball when Rogelio Jaen tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Benitez in the 55th minute of play forced Sletteenge's goalkeeper Arne Heeris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rogelio Jaen came free with the goalkeeper in the 57th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Arne Heeris could save by the left post. Rogelio Jaen's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 60thth minute, Arne Heeris skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Rogelio Jaen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Arne Heeris made a huge save. Arne Heeris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salvador Benitez in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute of the match Defensores de Mar de Ajó got a corner. Sletteenge's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rogelio Jaen ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Braulio Perrando almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sletteenge's Arne Heeris did a great save. Benedicto Iago showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ralph Nielans, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 72nd minute, Defensores de Mar de Ajó's Salvador Benitez dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. Defensores de Mar de Ajó's Benedicto Iago played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgil Jellingdal in the 77th minute of play. The supporters of Sletteenge booed when Defensores de Mar de Ajó was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristobal Bernal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sletteenge's Arne Heeris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salvador Benitez in the 89th minute of play. Sletteenge's Arne Heeris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salvador Benitez in the 92nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sletteenge's Stephen Rejnemark got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The Defensores de Mar de Ajó supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Defensores de Mar de Ajó would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.