World League

Eduardo Galeano
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) los nadies's Kartal Başar 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. Bastiaan Carel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hulk Paraíba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 13 played minutes los nadies got a freekick which was hit by Conrado Abalos. In the 18th match minute, Heineken Youths was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luc Vonk to maneuver through the defense. 19 minutes into the match, los nadies's Duta Halim broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Bastiaan Carel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hulk Paraíba in the 21st minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Heineken Youths's goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Onofre came free, but Bastiaan Carel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kartal Başar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bastiaan Carel having to interfere. Bastiaan Carel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hulk Paraíba, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kartal Başar got free with Bastiaan Carel in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bart Rolink charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bart Rolink the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Heineken Youths's Bart Rolink got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After some careless play in the Heineken Youths defense, Hulk Paraíba kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bastiaan Carel. The Heineken Youths fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bastiaan Carel should have stopped the shot. Matan Goleš took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar van Rijswijk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Ralph Koopmans made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Heineken Youths's Boukjan van Dongen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Matan Goleš narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Anton Bult hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Kartal Başar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bastiaan Carel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. After some careless play in the Heineken Youths defense, Kartal Başar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bastiaan Carel. The Heineken Youths fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bastiaan Carel should have stopped the shot. After 67 played minutes los nadies got a freekick which was hit by Kartal Başar. After 68 played minutes Heineken Youths got a freekick which was hit by Edgar van Rijswijk. 69 minutes into the game, Duta Halim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. los nadies's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Heineken Youths the free kick. After a rather tough play, los nadies's Duta Halim got a free kick in the 69th minute. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Kartal Başar put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Bastiaan Carel. los nadies's Duta Halim managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Bart Rolink in the 79 minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Heineken Youths's zone, Hulk Paraíba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bastiaan Carel came out of the goal and Hulk Paraíba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 85 minutes of play, los nadies's Kartal Başar made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bastiaan Carel was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kartal Başar in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bastiaan Carel saved Heineken Youths from getting behind. los nadies walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.