League

Champagne Park
Spectators: 10883 (Terracing: 8163, Seating: 2503, VIP seats: 217) Thiago Gol made the kick off and thus started the match. Petr Čech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henk Cardinaal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jordy Dirks struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Mike Zoetmulder didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SCs StarS. 10 minutes into the match, De Pelgrims's goalkeeper Mike Zoetmulder had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Florian Hekman. Mike Zoetmulder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florian Hekman in the 10th minute of play. Mike Zoetmulder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thiago Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 14th match minute, De Pelgrims was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Montrel Perpiñán to maneuver through the defense. Mike Zoetmulder was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Thiago Gol capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Thiago Gol really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathias de Ruijter in the 20th minute of play forced SCs StarS's goalkeeper Petr Čech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 21 minutes of play, De Pelgrims's Perivaldo Eger made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Petr Čech was left in no man's land by his defense there! Petr Čech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henk Cardinaal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florian Hekman got free with Mike Zoetmulder in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. SCs StarS's Petr Čech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Perivaldo Eger in the 35th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florian Hekman got free with Mike Zoetmulder in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 40 minutes into the match, SCs StarS's goal looked a bit too open when Henk Cardinaal came free, but Petr Čech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44thth minute of the game Thiago Gol who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but De Pelgrims's Mike Zoetmulder was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

51 minutes into the match, SCs StarS's goalkeeper Petr Čech had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mathias de Ruijter. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Florian Hekman in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mike Zoetmulder saved De Pelgrims from getting behind. Petr Čech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henk Cardinaal in the 59th minute of the match. Petr Čech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henk Cardinaal in the 59th minute of the match. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by SCs StarS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fu Peng Feng was slow to take the kick. During this time De Pelgrims's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on De Pelgrims's corner Fu Peng Feng fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Petr Čech quite easily take care of the ball. When Robert de Graaf fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SCs StarS's protests and gave Robert de Graaf a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 71st minute of the game. One of SCs StarS:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of De Pelgrims:s goal. De Pelgrims's Mike Zoetmulder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thiago Gol in the 76th minute of play. Petr Čech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henk Cardinaal, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Thiago Gol might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mike Zoetmulder. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thiago Gol ran back to his position shaking his head. Mike Zoetmulder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thiago Gol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of De Pelgrims booed when SCs StarS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert de Graaf didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th minute, Florian Hekman made a precise shot to the right of Mike Zoetmulder. De Pelgrims's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Mike Zoetmulder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thiago Gol in the 94th minute of play. After a rather tough play, De Pelgrims's Montrel Perpiñán got a free kick in the 97th minute. After 97 played minutes De Pelgrims got a freekick which was hit by Theo Tuyp. It was beautiful to see SCs StarS's Wlodzimierz Kochanowski in action when he in the 99th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance!