U21 World League

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 8147 (Terracing: 6111, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 162) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vicco Oolo kicked off to start the match. In the 6th match minute, Decathlon Dudes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas Vingegaard to maneuver through the defense. César Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicco Oolo in the 7th minute of the match. Juan Ayuso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Tomas Vennerlund made a huge save. Tomas Vennerlund had great luck who in the 18thth minute grab hold of the ball when Juan Ayuso from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. After having played for 21 minutes, Daan Wegman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Decathlon Dudes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daan Wegman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Santa Santa's late challenge caught a Decathlon Dudes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Santa Santa helped the player get up and apologised. Santa Santa hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. The long shot by Nico-Jan Ijsselhof in the 26th minute really tested Tomas Vennerlund's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The Northmen Army's Tomas Vennerlund proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save The Northmen Army from getting a goal against them. When Luisão França fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Northmen Army's protests and gave Luisão França a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, The Northmen Army's Luisão França got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Tomas Vennerlund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Ayuso in the 34th minute of the match. Wilco Keldermans in the 36thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tomas Vennerlund, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Decathlon Dudes's César Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vicco Oolo in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th match minute, The Northmen Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Svit Snabb to maneuver through the defense. Tomas Vennerlund was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Mathieu Van de Poel. With a little luck, The Northmen Army's Tomas Vennerlund got control of the ball when Jonas Vingegaard tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Decathlon Dudes getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Mathieu Van de Poel hit a great ball. Tomas Vennerlund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan Ayuso in the 46th minute. 47 minutes into the game, The Northmen Army's Vicco Oolo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. César Sousa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Wilco Keldermans made the kick off in the second half. Vicco Oolo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Daan Wegman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Decathlon Dudes's César Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vicco Oolo in the 62nd minute of play. The supporters of The Northmen Army booed when Decathlon Dudes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luuk Theunissen didn't get a good kick on the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper César Sousa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicko Kličko. The Northmen Army's Best Štriker was substituted for Ulysses Baldwin. In the 69th minute, Mathieu Van de Poel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to The Northmen Army getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Best Štriker hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Decathlon Dudes's Wilco Keldermans got a free kick in the 79th minute. Tomas Vennerlund came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Decathlon Dudes's Juan Ayuso. But to his dismay, Juan Ayuso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 83rd minute Juan Ayuso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomas Vennerlund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonas Vingegaard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. César Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicko Kličko in the 93rd minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Decathlon Dudes players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.