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DIEGO MARADONA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gijsbert ter Kruimer got the match started through his kick off. Epigonoi Kouches took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 14th minute, Celedonio Omero ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnout Reekers was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 16th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adan Rafel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, bicho colorado's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Adan Rafel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 23rd minute, bicho colorado's Celedonio Omero dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. In the 26th minute Fernando Redondo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnout Reekers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 秦翀广 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. After 38 minutes of play, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adan Rafel was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 50th minute, Fernando Redondo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Netherlands's Lars Meesters got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Adan Rafel in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 59th minute, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Adan Rafel. Adan Rafel yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2. Gijsbert ter Kruimer might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adan Rafel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran back to his position shaking his head. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celedonio Omero in the 65th minute of play. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adan Rafel having to interfere. In the 71st minute Fernando Redondo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnout Reekers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Gustaaf Groeneveldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fernando Redondo kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. After 77 played minutes bicho colorado got a freekick which was hit by Matías Caruso. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Redondo in the 82nd minute of play. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by Netherlands's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Celedonio Omero was slow to take the kick. During this time bicho colorado's players had a chance to rest. In the 85th minute Celedonio Omero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnout Reekers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Adan Rafel came out and tried to block the shot, but Gustaaf Groeneveldt slotted it home off the left post making it 3-3 in the 87th minute. In the 90th minute, Marciano Gil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind bicho colorado's goalkeeper Adan Rafel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.