U23 League

Groeneweg
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Theo Tevreden started the match with the kick off. Hazim Ćulum sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the PSV Eindhoven defense, Hazim Ćulum kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alwin Baatenburg. The PSV Eindhoven fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alwin Baatenburg should have stopped the shot. Aidin Tonić took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alwin Baatenburg. Alwin Baatenburg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Alwin Baatenburg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franz Matko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute Hazim Ćulum shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alwin Baatenburg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alwin Baatenburg came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by FISHBONE 06's Hazim Ćulum. But to his dismay, Hazim Ćulum quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in PSV Eindhoven's zone, Slobodan Drakul stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alwin Baatenburg came out of the goal and Slobodan Drakul tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alwin Baatenburg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franz Matko, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 25th minute, Kenan Zahirović left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FISHBONE 06 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Slobodan Drakul charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Slobodan Drakul the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Slobodan Drakul hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. A collision led to PSV Eindhoven getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Johan Meertens hit a great ball. Alwin Baatenburg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franz Matko in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Hazim Ćulum made a precise shot to the right of Alwin Baatenburg. PSV Eindhoven's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Franz Matko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 45 minutes into the match, Franz Matko notched a goal, 0-9, to the right of PSV Eindhoven's Alwin Baatenburg. Alwin Baatenburg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-9.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Franz Matko to make the kick off. Alwin Baatenburg was a little too slow when Hazim Ćulum got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 56th minute. The score was now 0-10. In the 58th minute, Slobodan Drakul 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, PSV Eindhoven's Elmar Berends got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Hazim Ćulum could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Alwin Baatenburg made a huge save. After a rather tough play, FISHBONE 06's Kamber Berzadović got a free kick in the 68th minute. Robbie van der Schaaf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Asmir Jevtić having to interfere. In the 74th minute, FISHBONE 06's Aidin Tonić dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-12. With a little luck, PSV Eindhoven's Alwin Baatenburg got control of the ball when Franz Matko tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alwin Baatenburg was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Franz Matko capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Franz Matko really showed his touch with that goal: 0-13. Alwin Baatenburg made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Aidin Tonić sent off a good shot on target. Alwin Baatenburg was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hazim Ćulum showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-14 in the 82 minute of play. Slobodan Drakul took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alwin Baatenburg. Alwin Baatenburg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-15. Alwin Baatenburg made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Franz Matko sent off a good shot on target. When Kenan Zahirović came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the FISHBONE 06 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kenan Zahirović couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Kamber Berzadović managed to get in a good position for a shot. FISHBONE 06's supporters rose to their feet, but Kamber Berzadović was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alwin Baatenburg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alwin Baatenburg came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by FISHBONE 06's Hazim Ćulum. But to his dismay, Hazim Ćulum quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-16. After a defensive mix-up in PSV Eindhoven's zone, Aidin Tonić stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alwin Baatenburg came out of the goal and Aidin Tonić tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match was over FISHBONE 06 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than PSV Eindhoven throughout the match.