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Match Report
Heelsum
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Niek Baan got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute Niek Baan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donald van Baarle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Mataram's goalkeeper Donald van Baarle had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jan van de Meerakker. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Jan van de Meerakker managed to get in a good position for a shot. Heelsum's supporters rose to their feet, but Jan van de Meerakker was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Donald van Baarle breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arjan Bartels struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Kevin Hendriks didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mataram. Albert Lute hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute Gerrit Kersten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevin Hendriks saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kevin Hendriks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arjan Bartels, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Kevin Hendriks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arjan Bartels, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
The wind increased when Gerrit Kersten made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Jan van de Meerakker ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Donald van Baarle was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. A collision led to Heelsum getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Albert Lute hit a great ball. When Gerrit Kersten came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Mataram fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gerrit Kersten couldn't finish the play. Kevin Hendriks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerrit Kersten, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Gerrit Kersten recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Gerrit Kersten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kevin Hendriks was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Heelsum's Kevin Hendriks proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Heelsum from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Heelsum's Kevin Hendriks got control of the ball when Arjan Bartels tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jan van de Meerakker in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Donald van Baarle saved Mataram from getting behind. Jan van de Meerakker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Donald van Baarle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Niek Baan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arjan Bartels got free with Kevin Hendriks in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 92 minutes into the match, Mataram's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Riemers came free, but Donald van Baarle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kevin Hendriks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerrit Kersten in the 96th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Heelsum had won after a very even match.
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