Official Cup

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Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vitaliy van der Aa kicked off to start the match. NFC Eagles 22's Ciccio Tacconi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kent Stenman in the 5th minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Ciccio Tacconi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciccio Tacconi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brian Lindberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciccio Tacconi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitaliy van der Aa, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Vitaliy van der Aa put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ciccio Tacconi. GrassNuts FC's Su Peng Jian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 盛世 高文竞 in the 11th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Vitaliy van der Aa managed to get in a good position for a shot. GrassNuts FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vitaliy van der Aa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ciccio Tacconi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ciccio Tacconi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vitaliy van der Aa in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ciccio Tacconi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind GrassNuts FC's goalkeeper Su Peng Jian, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Su Peng Jian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 盛世 高文竞 in the 20th minute of the match. 盛世 高文竞 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Su Peng Jian made a huge save. GrassNuts FC's Su Peng Jian proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save GrassNuts FC from getting a goal against them. 29 minutes into the match, GrassNuts FC's goal looked a bit too open when 盛世 高文竞 came free, but Su Peng Jian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ciccio Tacconi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in the 30th minute of the match. Joeri Donderwinkel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the game, 盛世 高文竞 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Su Peng Jian was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 38th minute Kent Stenman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciccio Tacconi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. NFC Eagles 22's Ciccio Tacconi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in the 39th minute of play. 盛世 高文竞's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Su Peng Jian read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when Kent Stenman came free, but Ciccio Tacconi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ciccio Tacconi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitaliy van der Aa in the 47th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 盛世 高文竞 to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match, Vitaliy van der Aa tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ciccio Tacconi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 57 minutes into the match, GrassNuts FC's goal looked a bit too open when 盛世 高文竞 came free, but Su Peng Jian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 59 played minutes, NFC Eagles 22's Raymond Schouten shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Su Peng Jian came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in NFC Eagles 22 reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, 盛世 高文竞 managed to get in a good position for a shot. NFC Eagles 22's supporters rose to their feet, but 盛世 高文竞 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Su Peng Jian breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ciccio Tacconi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitaliy van der Aa in the 65th minute of play. Su Peng Jian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 盛世 高文竞, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 71 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when Pierre-Emile Højbjerg came free, but Ciccio Tacconi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jouni Markkula in the 73rd minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Ciccio Tacconi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciccio Tacconi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vitaliy van der Aa in the 75th minute. Ciccio Tacconi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in the 84th minute of play. GrassNuts FC's Cosimo Staniscia was substituted for Vitaliy van der Aa. NFC Eagles 22's Jeroen Heerckes was substituted for Emil Houwing. 盛世 高文竞's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Su Peng Jian read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. Cosimo Staniscia succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 91st playminute. With an all-out effort, GrassNuts FC's Ciccio Tacconi threw himself towards the right post 94 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cosimo Staniscia, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 95thth minute of the game Pierre-Emile Højbjerg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NFC Eagles 22's Ciccio Tacconi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. GrassNuts FC played a much better game than NFC Eagles 22 and deserved their victory. The NFC Eagles 22 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.