Weed
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113,
Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcel Toolenaar kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Robbie van der Schaaf suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Jurgen Oorschot's late challenge caught a PSV Eindhoven's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jurgen Oorschot helped the player get up and apologised. PSV Eindhoven made a substitution. Harm Reis replaced Robbie van der Schaaf. After 5 played minutes Weed Excelsior got a freekick which was hit by Jurgen Oorschot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel Toolenaar in the 11th minute of play forced PSV Eindhoven's goalkeeper Alwin Baatenburg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 13 minutes, Harm Reis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PSV Eindhoven and the Weed Excelsior players grew even worse after the yellow card. PSV Eindhoven's Alwin Baatenburg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save PSV Eindhoven from getting a goal against them. In the 22nd minute Theo Tevreden shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Smeekes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Henk Stroobos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Alwin Baatenburg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, PSV Eindhoven's Harm Reis got a free kick in the 28th minute. Henk Stroobos came free with the goalkeeper in the 32nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Alwin Baatenburg could save by the left post. In the 34th minute, Theo Tevreden got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 36th minute Ton Staarman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Smeekes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the game, Theo Tevreden cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Thomas Smeekes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. PSV Eindhoven's Alwin Baatenburg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel Toolenaar in the 42nd minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Ton Staarman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thomas Smeekes. Weed Excelsior's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ton Staarman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Theo Tevreden to strike the kick off in the second half. Harm Reis kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54th minute, Harm Reis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th minute Henk Stroobos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alwin Baatenburg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Weed Excelsior's Thomas Smeekes got control of the ball when Theo Tevreden tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thomas Smeekes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Theo Tevreden in the 62nd minute. In the 68th minute, Marcel Toolenaar made a precise shot to the right of Alwin Baatenburg. PSV Eindhoven's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Alwin Baatenburg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henk Stroobos, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. With his leg Thomas Smeekes managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when PSV Eindhoven's Theo Tevreden fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Alwin Baatenburg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel Toolenaar in the 76th minute of the match. Alwin Baatenburg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcel Toolenaar's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Alwin Baatenburg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henk Stroobos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alwin Baatenburg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henk Stroobos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcel Toolenaar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alwin Baatenburg having to make a save. Alwin Baatenburg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hendrik van der Struijk in the 84th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, PSV Eindhoven's goal looked a bit too open when Marcel Toolenaar came free, but Alwin Baatenburg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th match minute, PSV Eindhoven was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Johan Meertens to maneuver through the defense. PSV Eindhoven's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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