U18 League

Ziggo Dome
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, 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. Linus Egemann started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Coos Mol's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andre Quessy was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. In the 9th minute, Coos Mol reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Andre Quessy. The goal made the score 1-0. Sjoerd Degens charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sjoerd Degens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Rondo's Sjoerd Degens got a free kick in the 13th minute. Stefan Bircher's late challenge caught a Rondo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stefan Bircher helped the player get up and apologised. Stefan Bircher hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Andre Quessy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Coos Mol's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. 25 minutes into the match, Fire Devils's goalkeeper Andre Quessy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Coos Mol. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Coos Mol sped through Fire Devils's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Andre Quessy. Coos Mol did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Andre Quessy 36 minutes into the match. Andre Quessy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Coos Mol in the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Rondo's Jurre Lindenbergh seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jurre Lindenbergh the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Rondo protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jurre Lindenbergh had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 42nd minute, one of Rondo: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 Rondo. Maurice Verweijen had in the 44thth minute some difficulties stopping Max Restle's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After a long run with the ball, Max Restle did a trick in the 44th minute in front of Rondo's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 3-1. An impressive performance by Fire Devils's Max Restle! No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Coos Mol to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Linus Egemann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maurice Verweijen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andre Quessy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Coos Mol went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Coos Mol's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andre Quessy was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. In the 74thth minute of the game Coos Mol who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fire Devils's Andre Quessy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fire Devils's Andre Quessy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Coos Mol in the 76th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tim Reinders during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Fire Devils booed when Rondo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tim Reinders didn't get a good kick on the ball. Max Restle succeeded in the game's 80th minute to get real power on a long shot . Rondo's Maurice Verweijen hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 4-2! Dave Drescher recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sjoerd Degens hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Fire Devils's Stefan Bircher shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 88th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Maurice Verweijen but with some difficulty. In the 90th minute Coos Mol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andre Quessy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Rondo's Mathias Evans got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rondo's goalkeeper Maurice Verweijen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rondo walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.