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Spectators: 9261 (Terracing: 6947, Seating: 2130, VIP seats: 184) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Twan Hesseling started the match with the kick off. Matthijs Meerdink stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Twan Hesseling's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. The corner led Verwachting's Adriaan Kuypers to fire away a dangerous shot which Matthijs Meerdink despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Herbert Hilhorst made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dante Martinelli in the 7th minute. Twan Hesseling fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matthijs Meerdink having to interfere. Matthijs Meerdink showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Twan Hesseling, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Twan Hesseling notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC Kirchroa's Matthijs Meerdink. Matthijs Meerdink was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Christijan Schreuder sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Verwachting's Herbert Hilhorst played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramon María Quintana in the 22nd minute of play. Adriaan van Schaik could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Herbert Hilhorst made a huge save. Flavius Pantea in the 25thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Herbert Hilhorst, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ramon María Quintana struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Herbert Hilhorst didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Kirchroa. When Adriaan van Schaik came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the FC Kirchroa 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 Adriaan van Schaik couldn't finish the play. When Adriaan Kuypers came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Verwachting 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 Adriaan Kuypers couldn't finish the play. After 34 minutes of play, FC Kirchroa's Adriaan van Schaik made it 1-1 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! In the 38th minute Twan Hesseling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthijs Meerdink saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Verwachting getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Twan Hesseling hit a great ball. Matthijs Meerdink showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christijan Schreuder in the 44th minute of the match. Matthijs Meerdink made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Twan Hesseling in the 45th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Verwachting's Christijan Schreuder got a free kick in the 46th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Flavius Pantea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When FC Kirchroa's Flavius Pantea in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Verwachting's goalie prevented a goal. FC Kirchroa were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Verwachting's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Teo Lembeck took the corner. After taking down the ball on FC Kirchroa's corner Teo Lembeck fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Herbert Hilhorst quite easily take care of the ball. Herbert Hilhorst showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dante Martinelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Matthijs Meerdink took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Twan Hesseling, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st match minute, FC Kirchroa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dominik Ackermans to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute Dante Martinelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herbert Hilhorst saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64thth minute of the game Flavius Pantea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Verwachting's Herbert Hilhorst was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Verwachting were awarded a corner in the 72th minute after FC Kirchroa's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Adriaan Kuypers took the corner. A collision led to FC Kirchroa getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Petruț Cucerzan hit a great ball. Herbert Hilhorst took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavius Pantea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Adriaan Kuypers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Kirchroa's Siegmund Gyldenfalk was substituted for Ramon María Quintana. In the 88th minute, Adriaan Kuypers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leendert Dekker hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After 89 played minutes, FC Kirchroa's Teo Lembeck shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Herbert Hilhorst came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Kirchroa reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriaan Kuypers in the 92nd minute of play forced FC Kirchroa's goalkeeper Matthijs Meerdink to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.