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Westsoeburg
Spectators: 6635 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 135) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Martijn Makaay started the match with the kick off. Mathieu Hilbrands took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nigel Ruben. Nigel Ruben dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Nigel Ruben didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stefan Pieters went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 10 minutes into the game, Donny Slot cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Nigel Ruben was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Westsoeburg S.C.'s Nigel Ruben played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Åke Fransson in the 12th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Westsoeburg S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Donny Slot came free, but Nigel Ruben reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, Jan-Åke Fransson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Nigel Ruben was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 18th minute, Jan-Åke Fransson made a precise shot to the right of Nigel Ruben. Westsoeburg S.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. 22 minutes into the game, AC Pitt Bier's Donny Slot nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nigel Ruben made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. 24 minutes into the game, AC Pitt Bier's Martijn Makaay nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nigel Ruben made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. After having played for 27 minutes, Martijn Makaay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Pitt Bier's supporters crossed their fingers, but Martijn Makaay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 30 minutes into the game, Stefan Pieters cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Nigel Ruben was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 33 minutes of play, AC Pitt Bier's Dick Egberts made it 0-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nigel Ruben was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 36th minute Martijn Makaay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nigel Ruben saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nigel Ruben came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by AC Pitt Bier's Stefan Pieters. But to his dismay, Stefan Pieters quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-10. Nigel Ruben took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martijn Makaay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AC Pitt Bier were awarded a corner in the 40th minute after Westsoeburg S.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jan-Åke Fransson took the corner. When Donny Slot fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC Pitt Bier's protests and gave Donny Slot a yellow card for diving instead. Donny Slot kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Nigel Ruben didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stefan Pieters went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-12 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-12 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Guus Baars to strike the kick off in the second half. Nigel Ruben showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martijn Makaay in the 55th minute of the match. Westsoeburg S.C.'s Nigel Ruben played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donny Slot in the 56th minute of play. Stefan Pieters came free with the goalkeeper in the 57th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Nigel Ruben could save by the left post. In the 58th minute, Donny Slot ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nigel Ruben was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-13. Nigel Ruben was a little too slow when Martijn Makaay got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 62nd minute. The score was now 0-14. Nigel Ruben was a little too slow when Donny Slot got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 66th minute. The score was now 0-15. Stefan Pieters could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Nigel Ruben made a huge save. 71 minutes into the game, Donny Slot lined in a short shot 0-16 behind a frustrated Nigel Ruben. Nigel Ruben took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dick Egberts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Donny Slot left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Pitt Bier fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-17. 80 minutes into the match, Westsoeburg S.C.'s goalkeeper Nigel Ruben had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stefan Pieters. 82 minutes into the match, Stefan Pieters dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nigel Ruben, 0-18. In the 86th minute, Martijn Makaay made a precise shot to the right of Nigel Ruben. Westsoeburg S.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-19. In the 88th minute, Frans Mos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AC Pitt Bier's Erik Hulzebos was substituted for Dick Egberts. In the 89th match minute, Westsoeburg S.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frans Mos to maneuver through the defense. Jan-Åke Fransson was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 90th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Nigel Ruben was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Elco Das showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-20 in the 93 minute of play. Westsoeburg S.C.'s Nigel Ruben played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elco Das in the 96th minute of play. In the 97th minute, Elco Das left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Pitt Bier fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-21. When the match was over AC Pitt Bier could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Westsoeburg S.C. throughout the match.