U23 World League

Tallhöjden
Spectators: 8603 (Terracing: 6451, Seating: 1979, VIP seats: 173) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kanu van Beek made the kick off which started today's match. Het Koffiehuis's Hu Chao Hai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evren Düden in the 10th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Kanu van Beek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kenneth Käcker was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Julius Klačko did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Hu Chao Hai 22 minutes into the match. Anabolic Boys made a substitution. Andres Lander replaced Kenneth Runberg. Het Koffiehuis were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after Anabolic Boys's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cristian Eriksen took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Cristian Eriksen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Kenneth Käcker quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Kanu van Beek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxime Vrints in the 35th minute of play forced Anabolic Boys's goalkeeper Kenneth Käcker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maxime Vrints took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kenneth Käcker. Kenneth Käcker dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kanu van Beek in the 42nd minute of play forced Anabolic Boys's goalkeeper Kenneth Käcker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute Kanu van Beek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth Käcker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raihan Sonjaya to make the kick off. Kenneth Käcker came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Het Koffiehuis's Maxime Vrints. But to his dismay, Maxime Vrints quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 55th minute, Het Koffiehuis's Maxime Vrints dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. In the 58th minute Cristian Eriksen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth Käcker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Het Koffiehuis getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Ni Xu hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Het Koffiehuis's Ni Xu got a free kick in the 61st minute. Yvan Maes kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Anabolic Boys's Rickard Lövkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Het Koffiehuis's Maxime Vrints in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Anabolic Boys's goalie prevented a goal. Julius Klačko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Anabolic Boys made a substitution. Fredrik Dahlqvist replaced Andres Lander. Kenneth Käcker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paulus Van Hove in the 71st minute. Kenneth Käcker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxime Vrints in the 72nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maxime Vrints in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kenneth Käcker saved Anabolic Boys from getting behind. The supporters of Het Koffiehuis booed when Anabolic Boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evren Düden didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 78 played minutes Anabolic Boys got a freekick which was hit by Evren Düden. Kenneth Käcker was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Maxime Vrints showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 78 minute of play. 86 minutes into the game, Franciszek Pluciennik recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kenneth Käcker. Franciszek Pluciennik showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-6. 88 minutes into the match, Anabolic Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Paulus Van Hove came free, but Kenneth Käcker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Het Koffiehuis's Hu Chao Hai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Krister Thedin in the 96th minute of play. Het Koffiehuis's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.