Official Cup

VerwachtingArena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Christijan Schreuder started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hans Otterlei in the 4th minute of play forced Verwachting's goalkeeper Herbert Hilhorst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute of the game Vincent Koekkoek made a throw-in which Harm de Freitas played forward. Grigoriy Medved kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Verwachting's Oliver van Kampen got a free kick in the 13th minute. If Hans Otterlei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hans Otterlei in the 15th minute of play forced Verwachting's goalkeeper Herbert Hilhorst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hans Otterlei in the 17th minute of play forced Verwachting's goalkeeper Herbert Hilhorst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Delfino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruud Geels in the 24th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Hans Otterlei's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Herbert Hilhorst was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Twan Hesseling in the 28th minute of play forced La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Joel Delfino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30thth minute of the game Hans Otterlei who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Verwachting's Herbert Hilhorst was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hans Otterlei in the 33rd minute of play forced Verwachting's goalkeeper Herbert Hilhorst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Delfino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christijan Schreuder in the 36th minute. Joel Delfino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christijan Schreuder in the 36th minute. 39 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Joel Delfino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ruud Geels. Jairo Boniel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. La Cosa Nostra's Joel Delfino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save La Cosa Nostra from getting a goal against them. Hans Otterlei's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Herbert Hilhorst read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. La Cosa Nostra's Joel Delfino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save La Cosa Nostra from getting a goal against them. After the first half La Cosa Nostra were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 57th minute, Ruud Geels left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Verwachting fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 61st minute Steve Hodge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herbert Hilhorst saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hans Otterlei in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Herbert Hilhorst prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 67 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's Hans Otterlei sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Herbert Hilhorst narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 71st minute Ruud Geels shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Delfino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Herbert Hilhorst made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Marciano Bizen sent off a good shot on target. Herbert Hilhorst took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marciano Bizen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. La Cosa Nostra's Joel Delfino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Twan Hesseling in the 76th minute of play. In the 77th minute of the game Oliver van Kampen made a throw-in which Marick Kielstra played forward. 81 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's goal looked a bit too open when Ruud Geels came free, but Joel Delfino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 84 played minutes La Cosa Nostra got a freekick which was hit by Marciano Bizen. Phoenix Soare hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 92 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Verwachting! Joel Delfino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Twan Hesseling, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Marciano Bizen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Herbert Hilhorst was relentless in the 98th minute of the game.