League

Witte Leeuwe Stadion
Spectators: 7169 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 169) Charly Rusterholz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Arnout Arends 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. After a defensive mix-up in Rondo's zone, Hans Meijs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Orestis Lazarou came out of the goal and Hans Meijs tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Hans Meijs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stephan Alards sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 12 minutes into the match, Arnout Arends had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roelof Hesseling. Defender Red Bull2.1's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnout Arends was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Roeland Hoogendorp fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rondo's protests and gave Roeland Hoogendorp a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Defender Red Bull2.1 booed when Rondo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roeland Hoogendorp didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arnout Arends received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Roelof Hesseling tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rondo's Orestis Lazarou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Rondo from getting a goal against them. After 25 played minutes Defender Red Bull2.1 got a freekick which was hit by Renārs Mandeiķis. Rondo's Orestis Lazarou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Rondo from getting a goal against them. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rondo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sebastiaan Middeljans was slow to take the kick. During this time Defender Red Bull2.1's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Rondo's goalie and right to Hans Meijs. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Rondo's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Roelof Hesseling took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnout Arends, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roelof Hesseling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charly Rusterholz in the 34th minute of play. Defender Red Bull2.1's Roelof Hesseling played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charly Rusterholz in the 36th minute of play. Orestis Lazarou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hans Meijs in the 38th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Defender Red Bull2.1's goal looked a bit too open when Charly Rusterholz came free, but Roelof Hesseling reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Arnout Arends notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Defender Red Bull2.1's Roelof Hesseling. Roelof Hesseling was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hans Meijs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Orestis Lazarou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Rondo were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The supporters of Rondo booed when Defender Red Bull2.1 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cyrille Ringot didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Rondo's zone, Hans Meijs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Orestis Lazarou came out of the goal and Hans Meijs tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charly Rusterholz in the 58th minute of play forced Defender Red Bull2.1's goalkeeper Roelof Hesseling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Defender Red Bull2.1's goal looked a bit too open when Charly Rusterholz came free, but Roelof Hesseling reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roelof Hesseling took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rick de Zee, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Hans Meijs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Hans Meijs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Defender Red Bull2.1's Roelof Hesseling proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Defender Red Bull2.1 from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marick Lammers in the 67th minute of play forced Rondo's goalkeeper Orestis Lazarou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Utkan Ruhi made a great header on Defender Red Bull2.1's corner, it was just that Rondo's Orestis Lazarou managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, Defender Red Bull2.1's Roelof Hesseling got control of the ball when Arnout Arends tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Hans Meijs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roelof Hesseling showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charly Rusterholz in the 75th minute of the match. Roelof Hesseling didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jacco Hekman went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jacco Hekman got free with Roelof Hesseling in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Hans Meijs managed to get in a good position for a shot. Defender Red Bull2.1's supporters rose to their feet, but Hans Meijs was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Orestis Lazarou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 86th minute, Hans Meijs 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. Hans Meijs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orestis Lazarou having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Defender Red Bull2.1's goalkeeper Roelof Hesseling had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rick de Zee. A hard shot 90 in the game by Rick de Zee from a close distance when the talented Roelof Hesseling managed to make a qualified save. Defender Red Bull2.1's players were relieved. A collision led to Rondo getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Charly Rusterholz hit a great ball. The Rondo players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.