U21 World League

C.V. Spartan Stadium
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Thobias Peers kicked off to start the match. Antonio Eijkens hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute, S.D. Bajen's Larry Jackson seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Larry Jackson the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of S.D. Bajen protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Larry Jackson had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 5th minute, one of S.D. Bajen:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for S.D. Bajen. In the 7th minute, Papo Orihuela ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luis Swain was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Antonio Eijkens's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luis Swain read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. Gallo Crisis's Roderik Weygaerts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lorenzo Rosen in the 15th minute of play. After 15 played minutes S.D. Bajen got a freekick which was hit by Woodrow Baggett. Luis Swain showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thobias Peers in the 17th minute of the match. Luis Swain didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thobias Peers went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. S.D. Bajen's Luis Swain played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thobias Peers in the 32nd minute of play. In the 40th match minute, S.D. Bajen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Troy Cabourne to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to S.D. Bajen getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Jorge Baez hit a great ball. After 43 played minutes S.D. Bajen got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Baez. If Antonio Eijkens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Blair Lusk made a kick off. Antonio Eijkens hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blair Lusk in the 52nd minute of play forced Gallo Crisis's goalkeeper Roderik Weygaerts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 58 minutes into the game, Troy Cabourne was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. S.D. Bajen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gallo Crisis the free kick. Troy Cabourne hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thobias Peers in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luis Swain saved S.D. Bajen from getting behind. Luis Swain made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thobias Peers in the 67th minute. Roderik Weygaerts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blair Lusk in the 70th minute of play. Antonio Eijkens recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Antonio Eijkens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luis Swain having to interfere. Luis Swain took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thobias Peers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thobias Peers's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luis Swain read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rdth minute of the game Thobias Peers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but S.D. Bajen's Luis Swain was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thobias Peers struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Luis Swain didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gallo Crisis. A collision led to Gallo Crisis getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Nano Orihuela hit a great ball. Antonio Eijkens's late challenge caught a S.D. Bajen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antonio Eijkens helped the player get up and apologised. Antonio Eijkens hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Shaun Cobb hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The Gallo Crisis supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Gallo Crisis would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.