Official Cup

Moesdijk
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jos Gerrits made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Steedshoger's goal looked a bit too open when Aila Van came free, but Rudi Ebbinge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Jos Gerrits took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Uğuralp Vasfi to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vidal Domingo in the 9th minute of play forced Steedshoger's goalkeeper Rudi Ebbinge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th match minute, A.C Barak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aila Van to maneuver through the defense. 17 minutes into the game, Gu Yin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A.C Barak's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Steedshoger the free kick. In the 17th minute, Gu Yin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rudi Ebbinge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Spas Spitzmüller in the 23rd minute of play. Gu Yin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute, Jos Gerrits made a precise shot to the right of Uğuralp Vasfi. A.C Barak's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Otto Eylens lost his temper 31 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 32 played minutes Steedshoger got a freekick which was hit by Otto Eylens. In the 39th match minute, Steedshoger was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mark Hovenkamp to maneuver through the defense. Mirko Wisgerhof hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Spas Spitzmüller managed to get in a good position for a shot. A.C Barak's supporters rose to their feet, but Spas Spitzmüller was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rudi Ebbinge breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Geale van Dongen hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Rudi Ebbinge stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Spas Spitzmüller's shot from short distance in the 46th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Spas Spitzmüller stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rudi Ebbinge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aila Van, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 57th minute, Aila Van hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Geale van Dongen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Spas Spitzmüllers short, quick shot in the 62ndth minute got Rudi Ebbinge to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With an all-out effort, A.C Barak's Rudi Ebbinge threw himself towards the right post 64 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Spas Spitzmüller, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, Steedshoger's Japke Wielaert got a free kick in the 67th minute. Vidal Domingo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rudi Ebbinge firmly grabbed it by the left post. Mark Hovenkamp recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 83 minutes into the match, A.C Barak's Vidal Domingo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rudi Ebbinge narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Steedshoger's Geale van Dongen got a free kick in the 84th minute. Rudi Ebbinge made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vidal Domingo in the 88th minute. Steedshoger's Rudi Ebbinge proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Steedshoger from getting a goal against them. In the 93rd minute Spas Spitzmüller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rudi Ebbinge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Steedshoger's Rudi Ebbinge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aila Van in the 96th minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, Steedshoger could leave the field as winners, despite A.C Barak having more of the ball for most of the match.