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Champagne Park
Spectators: 10879 (Terracing: 8160, Seating: 2502, VIP seats: 217) In the 10th minute, Michael Roebuck left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ágætis Byrjun fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 18 minutes into the match, Ágætis Byrjun's Nick Heesen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Petr Čech narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Petr Čech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nick Heesen, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After a rather tough play, Ágætis Byrjun's Ernst Melis got a free kick in the 29th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elsevär Reitsma in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Petr Čech prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Elsevär Reitsma sped through SCs StarS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Petr Čech. Ágætis Byrjun's Georg Hagberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Ágætis Byrjun from getting a goal against them. Petr Čech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pastor Donostia in the 37th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, SCs StarS's goal looked a bit too open when Nick Heesen came free, but Petr Čech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SCs StarS's Petr Čech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nick Heesen in the 39th minute of play. Ágætis Byrjun's defense didn't have a chance, in the 40th minute, when Thiago Gol scored to the left of an out of position Georg Hagberg, making the score, 2-2. Georg Hagberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thiago Gol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With 45 minutes on the clock, Henk Zijden commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 46th match minute, SCs StarS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henk Zijden to maneuver through the defense. Petr Čech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Cordarius, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

Petr Čech made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elsevär Reitsma in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute of the match Ágætis Byrjun got a corner. SCs StarS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ladislao Cordarius ran over to the corner to take the kick. Petr Čech made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nick Heesen in the 66th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Ágætis Byrjun's goal looked a bit too open when Florian Hekman came free, but Georg Hagberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 70 minutes, Nick Heesen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ágætis Byrjun's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nick Heesen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nick Heesen might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Petr Čech. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nick Heesen ran back to his position shaking his head. With an all-out effort, Ágætis Byrjun's Petr Čech threw himself towards the right post 80 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alejandro dos Santos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Georg Hagberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jordy Dirks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Georg Hagberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jordy Dirks, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. With his leg Petr Čech managed to avoid a goal in the 91stth minute, when Ágætis Byrjun's Nick Heesen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by SCs StarS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ladislao Cordarius was slow to take the kick. During this time Ágætis Byrjun's players had a chance to rest. Nick Heesen might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Petr Čech. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nick Heesen ran back to his position shaking his head. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ágætis Byrjun walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.