U23 League

The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hans Stuifzand got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Mehmet Hamdi Yaren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rinus van Rooijen was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Rinus van Rooijen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qin Fei Chao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rik Vissenaeckens's late challenge caught a Sas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rik Vissenaeckens helped the player get up and apologised. Rik Vissenaeckens hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Laurens Dekkers in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vincent Vanger saved Zero Gravity from getting behind. In the 16th minute Ritchie Schepmans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rinus van Rooijen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mehmet Hamdi Yaren succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 18th playminute. In the 23rd match minute, Sas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcus Zeegelaar to maneuver through the defense. Rinus van Rooijen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehmet Hamdi Yaren in the 30th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Qin Fei Chao in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rinus van Rooijen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ritchie Schepmans got free with Rinus van Rooijen in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rinus van Rooijen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehmet Hamdi Yaren in the 39th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the game, Mikolaj Ratulowski lined in a short shot 5-0 behind a frustrated Rinus van Rooijen. Rinus van Rooijen made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Mikolaj Ratulowski sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Sas getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Leon Schoonderwoerd hit a great ball. In the 49th minute, Ritchie Schepmans sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Sas's Rinus van Rooijen didn't even have to move. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mikolaj Ratulowski was the one to do the kick off. Rinus van Rooijen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qin Fei Chao, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Sas's goal looked a bit too open when Mikolaj Ratulowski came free, but Rinus van Rooijen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the game, Mehmet Hamdi Yaren cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Rinus van Rooijen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Sas defense, Mehmet Hamdi Yaren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rinus van Rooijen. The Sas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rinus van Rooijen should have stopped the shot. 66 minutes into the game, Zero Gravity's Qin Fei Chao nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rinus van Rooijen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. If Yanne Wynaerts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute Mikolaj Ratulowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rinus van Rooijen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rinus van Rooijen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikolaj Ratulowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 75th minute, Mehmet Hamdi Yaren made a precise shot to the right of Rinus van Rooijen. Sas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. Rinus van Rooijen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Qin Fei Chao went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 10-0 was the resulting score. In the 82nd minute, Rogier van Bronckhorst hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 84 minutes into the game, Zero Gravity's Mehmet Hamdi Yaren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rinus van Rooijen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 11-0. Marcus Zeegelaar charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcus Zeegelaar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Zero Gravity's Thibau De Messemaecker was substituted for Mehmet Hamdi Yaren. Marcus Zeegelaar hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Rinus van Rooijen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yanne Wynaerts in the 93rd minute of the match. Sas's Rinus van Rooijen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thibau De Messemaecker in the 96th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Zero Gravity had played much better football throughout.