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Krijtlijn Arena
Spectators: 8441 (Terracing: 6332, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Goran Gardakov got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to The Office getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. William Fontes hit a great ball. In the 10th minute William Fontes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eddie Simonsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Goran Gardakov took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Cláudio Taffarel to make any attempt to save it. 15 minutes into the match, William Fontes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eddie Simonsson. MeldertFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that William Fontes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The audience was convinced that Ricky 刘义云's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eddie Simonsson was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as MeldertFC's Goran Gardakov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cláudio Taffarel. That made the score 2-1 after 27 minutes of play. Eddie Simonsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Willy Gyselinx, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 36th minute William Fontes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eddie Simonsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cláudio Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Goran Gardakov in the 45th minute. In the 47th minute, MeldertFC's Remco Raedemaeckers seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Remco Raedemaeckers the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of MeldertFC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Remco Raedemaeckers had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 48th minute, Remco Raedemaeckers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for William Fontes to strike the kick off in the second half. Eddie Simonsson was a little too slow when Willy Gyselinx got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 55th minute. The score was now 2-2. In the 58th minute, Ricky 刘义云 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 60 minutes into the match, MeldertFC's goal looked a bit too open when William Fontes came free, but Eddie Simonsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Office's 方雄岩 got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ricky 刘义云 got free with Eddie Simonsson in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Ricky 刘义云 fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Office's protests and gave Ricky 刘义云 a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, The Office's Ricky 刘义云 got a free kick in the 65th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when William Fontes got free with Eddie Simonsson in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. MeldertFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when 方雄岩 scored to the left of an out of position Eddie Simonsson, making the score, 2-3. Cláudio Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kent Harlén, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. When MeldertFC's Goran Gardakov in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Office's goalie prevented a goal. Goran Gardakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when William Fontes got free with Eddie Simonsson in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eddie Simonsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Willy Gyselinx, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Willy Gyselinx kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Eddie Simonsson. That made the score 2-4 in the 90 minute of play. The The Office supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing The Office would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.