Official Cup

De Geusselt
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aldo Tocchetto got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Herberia Herons's goalkeeper Diego Mian had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Berkin Darcan. 8 minutes into the match, Herberia Herons's goal looked a bit too open when Berkin Darcan came free, but Diego Mian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Agressor's Balbinder Gol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giuseppe Basso in the 11th minute of play. Dennis Roelfs's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Diego Mian firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 23rdth minute of the game Aldo Tocchetto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Agressor's Balbinder Gol was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Balbinder Gol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Bergomi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Herberia Herons's Diego Mian got control of the ball when Mathias Cornelisse tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arturo Bergomi hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Dennis Roelfss short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Diego Mian to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 29 minutes into the game, Berkin Darcan lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Diego Mian. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giuseppe Basso in the 34th minute of play forced FC Agressor's goalkeeper Balbinder Gol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, FC Agressor's goal looked a bit too open when Giuseppe Basso came free, but Balbinder Gol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Berkin Darcan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Berkin Darcan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diego Mian was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Berkin Darcan made a kick off. In the 53rdth minute of the game Berkin Darcan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Herberia Herons's Diego Mian was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to FC Agressor getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Mathias Cornelisse hit a great ball. FC Agressor's Balbinder Gol proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save FC Agressor from getting a goal against them. In the 61st minute Didi Tondu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diego Mian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giuseppe Basso got free with Balbinder Gol in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Roelfs in the 66th minute of play forced Herberia Herons's goalkeeper Diego Mian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, FC Agressor's Balbinder Gol got control of the ball when Giuseppe Basso tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 76th minute Berkin Darcan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diego Mian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Berkin Darcan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diego Mian having to interfere. Herberia Herons's Alfredo Ranieri was substituted for Ercole Bizzarri. In the 81st minute, Didi Tondu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Marchesani in the 83rd minute of play forced FC Agressor's goalkeeper Balbinder Gol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Dennis Roelfs came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the FC Agressor 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 Dennis Roelfs couldn't finish the play. FC Agressor's Berkin Darcan got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC Agressor's Balbinder Gol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Bergomi in the 90th minute of play. Herberia Herons's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.