League

De Jager Stadion
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5575, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 50) In the 5th minute, Jurgen Saelman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dennis Arends was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Dennis Arends showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfred Som in the 8th minute of the match. In the 12th minute, Marick Hansma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th match minute, Knabbel en Babbel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bastiaan Barels to maneuver through the defense. 15 minutes into the game, Remco van Herwijnen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TheDukes's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Knabbel en Babbel the free kick. A collision led to TheDukes getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Remco van Herwijnen hit a great ball. A hard shot by Paul Zeldenrust from long distance, 16 minutes into the match, got Dennis Arends's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Alfred Som fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dennis Arends having to interfere. A collision led to TheDukes getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Gijs van der Struijk hit a great ball. A collision led to TheDukes getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Gijs van der Struijk hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Alfred Som could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Dennis Arends however easily saved by the left post. TheDukes's Dennis Arends played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred Som in the 33rd minute of play. Gijs van der Struijk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jurgen Schattenberg made a kick off. Gerard Wessel's late challenge caught a Knabbel en Babbel's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gerard Wessel helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to TheDukes getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Gerard Wessel hit a great ball. When Tonnie van Loo fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TheDukes's protests and gave Tonnie van Loo a yellow card for diving instead. After 57 played minutes TheDukes got a freekick which was hit by Tonnie van Loo. Paul Zeldenrust, 58 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 61st minute, Isaac Vergaray ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pieter-Jan Klaus was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 64 played minutes TheDukes got a freekick which was hit by Gerard Wessel. Jurgen Saelman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dennis Arends having to interfere. The supporters of Knabbel en Babbel booed when TheDukes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gijs van der Struijk didn't get a good kick on the ball. TheDukes's Dennis Arends played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred Som in the 71st minute of play. Gijs van der Struijk got his second yellow card in the match during the 75th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 76th minute, Gijs van der Struijk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jurgen Saelman scored 2-1 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dennis Arends, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 84th minute, TheDukes's Gerard Wessel ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pieter-Jan Klaus. Pieter-Jan Klaus yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. After 90 played minutes Jurgen Schattenberg rounded Knabbel en Babbel's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-3. In the 97th minute, Bas Veenema 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. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Knabbel en Babbel lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.