Official Cup

Bovenheijde
Spectators: 171 (Terracing: 129, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Donny Slot started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, De Digitale Dribbelaars's Zhao Xiang Xuan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Taco Uebels made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. A collision led to De Digitale Dribbelaars getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Severo Jobo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donny Slot in the 9th minute of play forced De Digitale Dribbelaars's goalkeeper Gregor Rinzema to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute Donny Slot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregor Rinzema saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donny Slot in the 16th minute of play forced De Digitale Dribbelaars's goalkeeper Gregor Rinzema to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd match minute, De Digitale Dribbelaars was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sindre Westerlund to maneuver through the defense. Gregor Rinzema took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donny Slot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to AC Pitt Bier getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Mathieu Hilbrands hit a great ball. After some careless play in the AC Pitt Bier defense, Zhao Xiang Xuan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Taco Uebels. The AC Pitt Bier fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Taco Uebels should have stopped the shot. Taco Uebels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Co Fuchs in the 30th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zhao Xiang Xuan got free with Taco Uebels in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cheng Yong Zhou's late challenge caught a AC Pitt Bier's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cheng Yong Zhou helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to De Digitale Dribbelaars getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Cheng Yong Zhou hit a great ball. Sindre Westerlund's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Taco Uebels read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute De Digitale Dribbelaars were awarded a corner. Hugo Blank went to the cornerflag to take it. De Digitale Dribbelaars's Hugo Blank was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Taco Uebels in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 42 minutes into the match, Martijn Makaay notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of De Digitale Dribbelaars's Gregor Rinzema. Gregor Rinzema was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gregor Rinzema made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martijn Makaay in the 46th minute of play. The supporters of AC Pitt Bier booed when De Digitale Dribbelaars was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cheng Yong Zhou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zhao Xiang Xuan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stefan Pieters got free with Gregor Rinzema in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan-Åke Fransson got free with Gregor Rinzema in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Taco Uebels showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Co Fuchs in the 55th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, AC Pitt Bier's goal looked a bit too open when Zhao Xiang Xuan came free, but Taco Uebels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gregor Rinzema made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stefan Pieters in the 66th minute. De Digitale Dribbelaars's Gregor Rinzema played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martijn Makaay in the 67th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Donny Slot reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gregor Rinzema. The goal made the score 2-2. Wim Roorda hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After 74 minutes of play, AC Pitt Bier's Stefan Pieters made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gregor Rinzema was left in no man's land by his defense there! 77 minutes into the match, De Digitale Dribbelaars's goalkeeper Gregor Rinzema had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stefan Pieters. De Digitale Dribbelaars's Jordi Nijsse was substituted for Severo Jobo. The supporters of De Digitale Dribbelaars booed when AC Pitt Bier was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stefan Pieters didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, De Digitale Dribbelaars's Gregor Rinzema got control of the ball when Stefan Pieters tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jan-Åke Fransson during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 92 played minutes AC Pitt Bier got a freekick which was hit by Jan-Åke Fransson. A collision led to AC Pitt Bier getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Daniel Pessoa hit a great ball. After having played for 94 minutes, Hugo Blank managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. De Digitale Dribbelaars's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hugo Blank was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. AC Pitt Bier's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.