U23 World League

De Ballenbak
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) NFC Eagles 22's Huib van der Gun 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. Gong Hong Shi kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. When Petruț Bungescu fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Urzicuța's protests and gave Petruț Bungescu a yellow card for diving instead. Petruț Bungescu kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Nikki Kassa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, NFC Eagles 22's Freek Saarloos got a free kick in the 13th minute. After 16 minutes, Nikki Kassa made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. NFC Eagles 22's Robert-Jan Hermensen tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Turgay Sökmensu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 21 played minutes NFC Eagles 22 got a freekick which was hit by Dolf van Dongen. After recieving a nice pass, FC Urzicuța's Sandu Baltian tried to score from far away in the 22nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 24 minutes into the match, Sabin Hreapcă notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of NFC Eagles 22's Robert-Jan Hermensen. Robert-Jan Hermensen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 30th minute, Turgay Sökmensu made a precise shot to the right of Robert-Jan Hermensen. NFC Eagles 22's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. FC Urzicuța's Gong Hong Shi managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Nico-Jan Pruischer in the 33 minute of the game. Robert-Jan Hermensen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikki Kassa in the 36th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the game, Nikki Kassa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Robert-Jan Hermensen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arjan Kun kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sabin Hreapcă to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, NFC Eagles 22's Huib van der Gun nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mircea Avacariței made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. The throw-in from Nico-Jan Pruischer in the 57th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC Urzicuța's Gong Hong Shi. Nikki Kassa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Robert-Jan Hermensen made a huge save. Mircea Avacariței took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Huib van der Gun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute Huib van der Gun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mircea Avacariței saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th match minute, FC Urzicuța was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sander Nugis to maneuver through the defense. Robert-Jan Hermensen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petruț Bungescu in the 71st minute of the match. Nico-Jan Pruischer hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Robert-Jan Hermensen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikki Kassa in the 75th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Sabin Hreapcă took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for Robert-Jan Hermensen to make any attempt to save it. The audience was convinced that Huib van der Gun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mircea Avacariței was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. NFC Eagles 22's Robert-Jan Hermensen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikki Kassa in the 83rd minute of play. Arjan Kun hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. When FC Urzicuța's Nikki Kassa in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NFC Eagles 22's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, NFC Eagles 22's Robert-Jan Hermensen got control of the ball when Nikki Kassa tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 95th minute, Sabin Hreapcă reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Robert-Jan Hermensen. The goal made the score 1-7. FC Urzicuța's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.