Prized/Friendly Cup

VerwachtingArena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The Underdogs's Piearres Olalla 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. Jan Wessel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruud Geels in the 4th minute of the match. Verwachting's Herbert Hilhorst played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Piearres Olalla in the 7th minute of play. The Underdogs's Jan Wessel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save The Underdogs from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dolf Schoonderwoerd in the 12th minute of play forced Verwachting's goalkeeper Herbert Hilhorst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Herbert Hilhorst made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Piearres Olalla in the 13th minute of play. The Underdogs's Jan Wessel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save The Underdogs from getting a goal against them. After 19 minutes of play, The Underdogs's Iustin Hațegan made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Herbert Hilhorst was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Piearres Olalla in the 24th minute of play forced Verwachting's goalkeeper Herbert Hilhorst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 25 minutes Verwachting's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Iustin Hațegan who took care of the corner kick. Dolf Schoonderwoerd scored 0-3 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Herbert Hilhorst, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Herbert Hilhorst made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Piearres Olalla in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dolf Schoonderwoerd 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. Jan Wessel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriaan Kuypers in the 43rd minute of play. After the first half The Underdogs were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Christijan Schreuder was the one to do the kick off. Herbert Hilhorst didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Piearres Olalla went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Herbert Hilhorst showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Piearres Olalla in the 59th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Dolf Schoonderwoerd made a precise shot to the right of Herbert Hilhorst. Verwachting's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Dolf Schoonderwoerd managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Underdogs's supporters rose to their feet, but Dolf Schoonderwoerd was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Herbert Hilhorst breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Underdogs's Riemer Fries was substituted for Frank de Boer. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Underdogs's goalkeeper Jan Wessel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Piearres Olalla kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Jan Wessel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruud Geels in the 77th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dolf Schoonderwoerd got free with Herbert Hilhorst in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Herbert Hilhorst made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Dolf Schoonderwoerd sent off a good shot on target. Dolf Schoonderwoerd sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Herbert Hilhorst made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dolf Schoonderwoerd in the 84th minute of play. Herbert Hilhorst stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dolf Schoonderwoerd's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. A collision led to The Underdogs getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Iustin Hațegan hit a great ball. 93 minutes into the match, The Underdogs's Dolf Schoonderwoerd sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Herbert Hilhorst narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to The Underdogs getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Ed Palsma hit a great ball. The The Underdogs supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing The Underdogs would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.