League

De Toekomst
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Focsani Thunder FC's Harm Lubbers 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koen de Graaf in the 6th minute of play forced AFC Amsterdam's goalkeeper Jos Damen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Focsani Thunder FC booed when AFC Amsterdam was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ate van Zeist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jos Damen didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Focsani Thunder FC's Harm Lubbers shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Jos Damen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Častislav Kutnar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Focsani Thunder FC booed when AFC Amsterdam was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgar Lans didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 22nd minute, Harm Lubbers left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Focsani Thunder FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 31stth minute of the game Harm Lubbers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC Amsterdam's Jos Damen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Harm Lubbers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jos Damen having to interfere. Rinus Israel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jos Damen having to interfere. 35 minutes into the game, one of AFC Amsterdam:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Jos Damen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rinus Israel, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Častislav Kutnar in the 41st minute of play forced AFC Amsterdam's goalkeeper Jos Damen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jos Damen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Koen de Graaf, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Harm Lubbers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jos Damen having to interfere. The AFC Amsterdam players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Focsani Thunder FC were winning 0-4.

54 minutes into the match, AFC Amsterdam's goal looked a bit too open when Harm Lubbers came free, but Jos Damen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jos Damen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harm Lubbers in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, AFC Amsterdam's goalkeeper Jos Damen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Častislav Kutnar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jim Thomasse got free with Jos Damen in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Focsani Thunder FC's Harm Lubbers in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Amsterdam's goalie prevented a goal. Harm Lubbers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Rinus Israel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jos Damen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harm Lubbers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rinus Israels short, quick shot in the 71stth minute got Jos Damen to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Harm Lubbers came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Focsani Thunder FC 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 Harm Lubbers couldn't finish the play. In the 76th minute, Rinus Israel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Focsani Thunder FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Harm Lubbers got free with Jos Damen in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jos Damen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jim Thomasse, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Harm Lubbers in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jos Damen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jos Damen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harm Lubbers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The AFC Amsterdam fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Focsani Thunder FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.