Official Cup

Duff Stadium
Spectators: 979 (Terracing: 735, Seating: 225, VIP seats: 19) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ekialde Balsera started the match with the kick off. Wesley van Rhijn recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 7th minute, Marcel Jeuring ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frasco Esquivel was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ekialde Balsera charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ekialde Balsera the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eleder Borrellino's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bart Verbruggen firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel Jeuring in the 17th minute of play forced AFC United's goalkeeper Frasco Esquivel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC United were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after Decathlon Dudes's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Balesio Leiva took the corner. AFC United's Ekialde Balsera was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Bart Verbruggen in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 23 minutes into the game, Ekialde Balsera lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Bart Verbruggen. Eleder Borrellino kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wesley van Rhijn in the 30th minute of play forced AFC United's goalkeeper Frasco Esquivel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of AFC United booed when Decathlon Dudes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joris Daudet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bart Verbruggen had great luck who in the 34thth minute grab hold of the ball when Ekialde Balsera from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. After 35 minutes Decathlon Dudes's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Balesio Leiva who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Balesio Leiva got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bart Verbruggen quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to AFC United getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Ekialde Balsera hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel Jeuring in the 42nd minute of play forced AFC United's goalkeeper Frasco Esquivel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Decathlon Dudes were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marcel Jeuring to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ekialde Balsera in the 51st minute of play forced Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bart Verbruggen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ekialde Balsera, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Ekialde Balsera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bart Verbruggen having to interfere. The supporters of Decathlon Dudes booed when AFC United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roegelio Moyua didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th match minute, Decathlon Dudes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kristian Klijnstra to maneuver through the defense. Bart Verbruggen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Balesio Leiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 67 minutes Decathlon Dudes's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Balesio Leiva who took care of the corner kick. Frasco Esquivel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcel Jeuring in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Wesley van Rhijn got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Marcel Jeuring had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute of the match, Marcel Jeuring tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Frasco Esquivel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Eustaquio Vesga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Bart Verbruggen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eleder Borrellino during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Decathlon Dudes booed when AFC United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eleder Borrellino didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 93 played minutes AFC United got a freekick which was hit by Baltasar Zunzunegui. The AFC United supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Decathlon Dudes's performance. The match ended with a win for Decathlon Dudes.