U23 World League

Stade Zoë
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Jan Jansson made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Oskars Glada Gäng's Allan Unesson got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Oskars Glada Gäng's André Gustafsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martijn van Alst in the 3rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jan Jansson in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Michael Kuiper saved Sheep United from getting behind. André Gustafsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Luirink in the 6th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Oskars Glada Gäng's goalkeeper André Gustafsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Henk van der Schans. In the 11th minute Fu Shu Xuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michael Kuiper saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Sheep United's goal looked a bit too open when Sven Broman came free, but Michael Kuiper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan Jansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Michael Kuiper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fu Shu Xuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Jan Jansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Sheep United's Bart van der Gouw got a free kick in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Jansson in the 25th minute of play forced Sheep United's goalkeeper Michael Kuiper to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Sheep United's Bart van der Gouw got a free kick in the 28th minute. Michael Kuiper showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Jansson in the 29th minute of the match. Michael Kuiper took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fu Shu Xuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oskars Glada Gäng's André Gustafsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Oskars Glada Gäng from getting a goal against them. 38 minutes into the game, Oskars Glada Gäng's Jan Jansson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Michael Kuiper made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 41st match minute, Oskars Glada Gäng was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bror Pålsson to maneuver through the defense. An unexpected shot in the 42nd minute by Henk van der Schans got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Sven Broman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Martijn van Alst made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Oskars Glada Gäng's zone, Henk van der Schans stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Gustafsson came out of the goal and Henk van der Schans tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fu Shu Xuan hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Sheep United's Henk van der Schans got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Michael Kuiper made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Jan Jansson sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Oskars Glada Gäng getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Fu Shu Xuan hit a great ball. Sheep United's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Fu Shu Xuan 71 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-2. After a rather tough play, Oskars Glada Gäng's Bror Pålsson got a free kick in the 76th minute. Fu Shu Xuan kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Henk van der Schans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Gustafsson having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Martijn van Alst ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. André Gustafsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. The Sheep United supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Oskars Glada Gäng's performance. The match ended with a win for Oskars Glada Gäng.