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Match Report
Gasthuis
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hijken's Jacques Davids started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Hijken's Bertus Rijkaard got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edgard Saveneij fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Auke Owusu Abeyie having to interfere. 1-0 became the score in the 9th minute when Edgard Saveneij elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Bernard Craandijk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bertus Rijkaard's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Arnold van Schaik kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Gasthuis's Bernard Craandijk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacques Davids in the 20th minute of play. Gasthuis's Bernard Craandijk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bertus Rijkaard in the 27th minute of play. In the 28th minute Jacques Davids shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernard Craandijk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Gasthuis getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Arnold van Schaik hit a great ball. Bernard Craandijk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jacques Davids's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Bernard Craandijk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacques Davids, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wim Blind's late challenge caught a Hijken's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wim Blind helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Hijken booed when Gasthuis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wim Blind didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Bertus Rijkaard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnold van Schaik kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Gregor Borker was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 47th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edgard Saveneij stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Gasthuis's goal looked a bit too open when Thijs de Ridder came free, but Bernard Craandijk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 62nd minute by Jacques Davids got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 77 played minutes Hijken got a freekick which was hit by Thijs de Ridder. The supporters of Gasthuis booed when Hijken was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Huisman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Auke Owusu Abeyie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgard Saveneij, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Auke Owusu Abeyie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgard Saveneij in the 97th minute of play. Hijken's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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