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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Henry Valcarcel kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute Eustacio Eiros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelito Martines saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcelito Martines made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dantae Mensa in the 7th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Malcolm Middel during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Malcolm Middel hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute Eustacio Eiros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelito Martines saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tapitas FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Henry Valcarcel was slow to take the kick. During this time G de graafschap's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dantae Mensa in the 17th minute of play forced G de graafschap's goalkeeper Marcelito Martines to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 19 minutes, Eustacio Eiros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tapitas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eustacio Eiros was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dantae Mensa in the 20th minute of play forced G de graafschap's goalkeeper Marcelito Martines to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tapitas FC's Gabriel Macedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Malcolm Middel in the 23rd minute of play. Marcelito Martines stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eustacio Eiros's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. In the 32nd minute Henry Valcarcel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcelito Martines made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dantae Mensa in the 35th minute of play. G de graafschap's Marcelito Martines played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustacio Eiros in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dantae Mensa in the 37th minute of play forced G de graafschap's goalkeeper Marcelito Martines to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Johannes Nyhus charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Johannes Nyhus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a defensive mix-up in G de graafschap's zone, Dantae Mensa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcelito Martines came out of the goal and Dantae Mensa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Malcolm Middel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Henry Valcarcel received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gabriel Macedo came out and tried to block the shot, but Henry Valcarcel slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 45th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dantae Mensa made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Malcolm Middel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Tapitas FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Severo Berzosa hit a great ball. Dantae Mensa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcelito Martines came out and tried to block the shot, but Dantae Mensa slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 56th minute. Gabriel Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henry Valcarcel in the 60th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johannes Nyhus in the 61st minute of play forced Tapitas FC's goalkeeper Gabriel Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelito Martines stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dantae Mensa's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd match minute, G de graafschap was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malcolm Middel to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Tapitas FC booed when G de graafschap was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ixona Tigero didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tapitas FC's Gabriel Macedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johannes Nyhus in the 72nd minute of play. After 73 played minutes Tapitas FC got a freekick which was hit by Marciano Echevarria. In the 80th minute, Edorta Escuza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 81 minutes, Henry Valcarcel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. G de graafschap's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henry Valcarcel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gabriel Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Malcolm Middel in the 87th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dantae Mensa in the 88th minute of play forced G de graafschap's goalkeeper Marcelito Martines to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dantae Mensa in the 90th minute of play forced G de graafschap's goalkeeper Marcelito Martines to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute Henry Valcarcel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Henry Valcarcel managed to get in a good position for a shot. G de graafschap's supporters rose to their feet, but Henry Valcarcel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabriel Macedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.