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euroborg
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hette Seedorf made the kick off which started today's match. Pieter-Jan Blanker hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Reinier Zwartkruis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Ronny Ax made a huge save. Dennis Vaalman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Jan-Willem Rijkaard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dennis Vaalman took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jan-Willem Rijkaard. Jan-Willem Rijkaard dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Christijan Veenhuis hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After 20 minutes, Bruno Brürs mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GALATASARAY and the fc groningwn players grew even worse after the yellow card. The goalkeeper, Ronny Ax, was totally fooled by fc groningwn's Reinier Zwartkruis, who 21 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Geert Arend Molhoek's late challenge caught a GALATASARAY's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Geert Arend Molhoek helped the player get up and apologised. In the 25th minute, Geert Arend Molhoek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute, Pieter-Jan Blanker 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. The supporters of GALATASARAY booed when fc groningwn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hendrik van Loo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jan-Willem Rijkaard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martien Swerts, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. fc groningwn's Ton Zevenberg got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jacco Trip hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Pieter-Jan Blanker took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 43rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jan-Willem Rijkaard. fc groningwn's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jan-Willem Rijkaard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dennis Vaalman in the 45th minute of play. Bruno Brürs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Dennis Vaalman made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes in the game, Christijan Veenhuis fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Jan-Willem Rijkaard having to interfere. 55 minutes into the match, GALATASARAY's goal looked a bit too open when Hette Seedorf came free, but Ronny Ax reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christijan Veenhuis struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Jan-Willem Rijkaard didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GALATASARAY. If Dennis Vaalman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jan-Willem Rijkaard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dennis Vaalman in the 65th minute of the match. Jan-Willem Rijkaard was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Dennis Vaalman capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dennis Vaalman really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. GALATASARAY's attentive Bruno Brürs managed to snatch the ball when Anthony van Westerop made a throw-in in the 74th minute of the game. Anthony van Westerop made in the 76th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by GALATASARAY's Bruno Brürs. GALATASARAY's Dennis Vaalman was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 78th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After 80 played minutes GALATASARAY got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Vaalman. Hette Seedorf struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Ronny Ax didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for fc groningwn.