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Spectators: 9190 (Terracing: 6894, Seating: 2113, VIP seats: 183) NFC Eagles 22's 盛世 高文竞 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Henk-Jan Appel made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when 盛世 高文竞 sent off a good shot on target. Henk-Jan Appel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 盛世 高文竞, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by 盛世 高文竞 in the 8th minute of play forced Boca Gregorian Juniors's goalkeeper Henk-Jan Appel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. NFC Eagles 22's Ciccio Tacconi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maju Gigante in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerard Daamen in the 10th minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Ciccio Tacconi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciccio Tacconi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerard Daamen, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Boca Gregorian Juniors's zone, 盛世 高文竞 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henk-Jan Appel came out of the goal and 盛世 高文竞 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 14 minutes, Johannes Boon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Boca Gregorian Juniors and the NFC Eagles 22 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 14th match minute, Boca Gregorian Juniors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Johannes Boon to maneuver through the defense. Henk-Jan Appel made an important save on a dangerous shot by 盛世 高文竞 in the 15th minute. Gerard Daamen struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Ciccio Tacconi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Boca Gregorian Juniors. 盛世 高文竞 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Henk-Jan Appel made a huge save. NFC Eagles 22's Ciccio Tacconi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maju Gigante in the 19th minute of play. Ciccio Tacconi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerard Daamen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciccio Tacconi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerard Daamen, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sébastien Haller in the 34th minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Ciccio Tacconi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when Gerard Daamen came free, but Ciccio Tacconi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 39 minutes NFC Eagles 22's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hans-Cees Dirks who took care of the corner kick. Hans-Cees Dirks made a great header on Boca Gregorian Juniors's corner, it was just that NFC Eagles 22's Ciccio Tacconi managed to reach the ball for a save. 47 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's 盛世 高文竞 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Henk-Jan Appel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sébastien Haller to strike the kick off in the second half. Pepijn van Boxel charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pepijn van Boxel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Boca Gregorian Juniors booed when NFC Eagles 22 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pepijn van Boxel didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maju Gigante got free with Ciccio Tacconi in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 57th minute, Emil Houwing hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ciccio Tacconi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maju Gigante in the 59th minute. Boca Gregorian Juniors's Henk-Jan Appel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raymond Schouten in the 64th minute of play. 66 minutes into the game, Kim Olofsson threw the ball into play from the sideline. NFC Eagles 22's Ron Moermans quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Maju Gigante could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Ciccio Tacconi made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maju Gigante got free with Ciccio Tacconi in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ciccio Tacconi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerard Daamen in the 70th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, 盛世 高文竞 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. Henk-Jan Appel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 盛世 高文竞, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Ciccio Tacconi didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 77th minute, which inside left pole to 0-1. Boca Gregorian Juniors's Sébastien Haller got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gerard Daamen succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 85th playminute. NFC Eagles 22's Ciccio Tacconi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save NFC Eagles 22 from getting a goal against them. When Johannes Boon was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 91 minutes had been played. After 92 minutes of play, NFC Eagles 22's 盛世 高文竞 made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Henk-Jan Appel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Boca Gregorian Juniors played a much better game than NFC Eagles 22 and deserved their victory. The NFC Eagles 22 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.