League

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 10814 (Terracing: 8111, Seating: 2487, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Henrik Larsson started the match with the kick off. Decathlon Dudes's Marinus Doren managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Frank de Boer in the 2 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrik Larsson in the 8th minute of play forced The Underdogs's goalkeeper Jan Wessel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Underdogs's Jan Wessel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save The Underdogs from getting a goal against them. Edward Wijk kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After having played for 23 minutes, Henrik Larsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Decathlon Dudes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henrik Larsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tadej Pogačar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dolf Schoonderwoerd in the 25th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, The Underdogs's goalkeeper Jan Wessel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Henrik Larsson. When Henrik Larsson came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Decathlon Dudes 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 Henrik Larsson couldn't finish the play. Jan Wessel made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Henrik Larsson sent off a good shot on target. 35 minutes into the match, The Underdogs's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben Idelberger came free, but Jan Wessel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tadej Pogačar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dolf Schoonderwoerd in the 37th minute of play. Tadej Pogačar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Piearres Olalla in the 43rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in The Underdogs's zone, Ruben Idelberger stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jan Wessel came out of the goal and Ruben Idelberger tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Piearres Olalla made a kick off. With a little luck, Decathlon Dudes's Tadej Pogačar got control of the ball when Dolf Schoonderwoerd tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jan Wessel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrik Larsson in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrik Larsson in the 61st minute of play forced The Underdogs's goalkeeper Jan Wessel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Decathlon Dudes's Tadej Pogačar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Decathlon Dudes from getting a goal against them. Marinus Doren struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Jan Wessel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Decathlon Dudes. Jan Wessel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrik Larsson in the 74th minute of play. The Underdogs's Jan Wessel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrik Larsson in the 83rd minute of play. The supporters of Decathlon Dudes booed when The Underdogs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ed Palsma didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jan Wessel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrik Larsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89thth minute of the game Dolf Schoonderwoerd who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Decathlon Dudes's Tadej Pogačar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jan Wessel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrik Larsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Decathlon Dudes's Tadej Pogačar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Decathlon Dudes from getting a goal against them. The Underdogs's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.