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Euvelwegen
Spectators: 6709 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1709, VIP seats: 0) Gorsel S.C.'s Alex Zwaanswijk 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. 3 minutes into the match, Thomas van Zomeren notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Gorsel S.C.'s Koos Fuchs. Koos Fuchs was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gorsel S.C.'s Koos Fuchs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomas van Zomeren in the 6th minute of play. Chris Grijpstra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Zwaanswijk, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. After 12 played minutes Euvelwegen got a freekick which was hit by Timmie Alberts. Ronald de Bruin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Chris Grijpstra. Euvelwegen's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If René Hoven had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Euvelwegen's zone, Alex Zwaanswijk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chris Grijpstra came out of the goal and Alex Zwaanswijk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. René Hoven fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chris Grijpstra having to interfere. A collision led to Euvelwegen getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Oliver Borg hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the match, Alex Zwaanswijk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Chris Grijpstra. Euvelwegen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alex Zwaanswijk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Gorsel S.C.'s René Hoven got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 32 played minutes Euvelwegen got a freekick which was hit by Thomas van Zomeren. Chris Grijpstra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from René Hoven in the 34th minute of play. Alex Zwaanswijk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Chris Grijpstra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Zwaanswijk in the 39th minute of play forced Euvelwegen's goalkeeper Chris Grijpstra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chris Grijpstra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from René Hoven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the match, Gorsel S.C.'s Roland Sybering sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Chris Grijpstra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alex Zwaanswijk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oliver Borg made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Zwaanswijk in the 54th minute of play forced Euvelwegen's goalkeeper Chris Grijpstra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. René Hoven fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chris Grijpstra having to interfere. In the 60th match minute, Euvelwegen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oliver Borg to maneuver through the defense. Chris Grijpstra was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Alex Zwaanswijk capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alex Zwaanswijk really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. A collision led to Gorsel S.C. getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. René Hoven hit a great ball. Bob Mol kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Euvelwegen's Chris Grijpstra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Euvelwegen from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Zwaanswijk in the 68th minute of play forced Euvelwegen's goalkeeper Chris Grijpstra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alex Zwaanswijk received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Chris Grijpstra came out and tried to block the shot, but Alex Zwaanswijk slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 78th minute. The supporters of Gorsel S.C. booed when Euvelwegen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oliver Borg didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Euvelwegen's zone, Ronald de Bruin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chris Grijpstra came out of the goal and Ronald de Bruin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Chris Grijpstra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Zwaanswijk, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Chris Grijpstra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Zwaanswijk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chris Grijpstra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Zwaanswijk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th minute, Alex Zwaanswijk reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Chris Grijpstra. The goal made the score 1-5.