U23 World League

De Ballenbak
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Cenap Hallaçoğlu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Jurand Kaczanka had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Robert-Jan Hermensen. NFC Eagles 22's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jurand Kaczanka was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Huib van der Gun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Alvaro Borgatello made a huge save. In the 17th minute, Fabian Wierzcholek 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, 0-2. Robert-Jan Hermensen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cenap Hallaçoğlu in the 26th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when Cenap Hallaçoğlu came free, but Robert-Jan Hermensen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Huib van der Gun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvaro Borgatello having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Huib van der Gun to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Huib van der Gun in the 52nd minute of play forced Warecka Szkoła Piłkarska's goalkeeper Alvaro Borgatello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 Fabian Wierzcholek in the 55th minute of play. Alvaro Borgatello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Huib van der Gun in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Fabian Wierzcholek 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 1-5. In the 69th match minute, NFC Eagles 22 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Huib van der Gun to maneuver through the defense. Alvaro Borgatello came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by NFC Eagles 22's Handi Harri. But to his dismay, Handi Harri quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. When NFC Eagles 22's Huib van der Gun in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Warecka Szkoła Piłkarska's goalie prevented a goal. Alvaro Borgatello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Huib van der Gun, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Fabian Wierzcholek received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Robert-Jan Hermensen came out and tried to block the shot, but Fabian Wierzcholek slotted it home off the left post making it 2-6 in the 80th minute. Huib van der Gun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvaro Borgatello having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Warecka Szkoła Piłkarska's zone, Huib van der Gun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alvaro Borgatello came out of the goal and Huib van der Gun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Warecka Szkoła Piłkarska's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.