League

Atlantis Arena
Spectators: 7990 (Terracing: 5994, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chiel Dagelet made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 played minutes Spoorakker BV got a freekick which was hit by Henny Sparnaaij. Robin Theuws showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chiel Dagelet, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ralf van der Tol in the 7th minute of play forced Arkantos Arsenal's goalkeeper Laurens Kromme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Spoorakker BV's Robin Theuws got control of the ball when Chiel Dagelet tried to sneak it across the goal line. Laurens Kromme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Ronde in the 11th minute of play. Henny Sparnaaij fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laurens Kromme having to interfere. 15 minutes into the match, Arkantos Arsenal's goal looked a bit too open when Henny Sparnaaij came free, but Laurens Kromme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laurens Kromme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henny Sparnaaij in the 17th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Remond Bender managed to get in a good position for a shot. Spoorakker BV's supporters rose to their feet, but Remond Bender was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Laurens Kromme breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Laurens Kromme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Ronde in the 25th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Spoorakker BV's zone, Gilbert van der Gun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robin Theuws came out of the goal and Gilbert van der Gun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ralf van der Tol hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. If Pieter-Jan Mensing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Robin Theuws didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 35th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Robin Theuws made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilbert van der Gun in the 41st minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Henny Sparnaaij made the kick off in the second half. Spoorakker BV's Robin Theuws played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chiel Dagelet in the 54th minute of play. Arkantos Arsenal's Chiel Dagelet got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Arkantos Arsenal's zone, Oscar Ronde stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Laurens Kromme came out of the goal and Oscar Ronde tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 62nd minute Gilbert van der Gun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Theuws saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Spoorakker BV's goal looked a bit too open when Gilbert van der Gun came free, but Robin Theuws reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chiel Dagelet scored 2-0 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Robin Theuws, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Spoorakker BV getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Karsten Fellinger hit a great ball. Robin Theuws showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chiel Dagelet in the 72nd minute of the match. Henny Sparnaaij recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Laurens Kromme made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Remond Bender sent off a good shot on target. Robin Theuws showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chiel Dagelet in the 79th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henny Sparnaaij in the 83rd minute of play forced Arkantos Arsenal's goalkeeper Laurens Kromme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Folker Dam in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Robin Theuws prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ralf van der Tol charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ralf van der Tol the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Robin Theuws made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chiel Dagelet in the 90th minute of play. Spoorakker BV's Remond Bender got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Arkantos Arsenal's zone, Karsten Fellinger stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Laurens Kromme came out of the goal and Karsten Fellinger tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arkantos Arsenal were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Spoorakker BV for a fine match.