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Gorsel Stadion
Spectators: 6707 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1707, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute, Theo Schimmel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruud de Visscher struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Tommie de Vlieger didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gorsel FC. Gerrit Bosma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Nigel Dol tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Berend Vrieze succeeded in the game's 14th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. After 16 minutes, Daan Teuben mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gorsel FC and the Doetinchem Excelsior players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 17th minute, Daan Teuben hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berend Vrieze in the 18th minute of play forced Gorsel FC's goalkeeper Nigel Dol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felix Cramer hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the match, Gorsel FC's goal looked a bit too open when Berend Vrieze came free, but Nigel Dol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan-Peter Kuypers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gorsel FC were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after Doetinchem Excelsior's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ruud de Visscher took the corner. The corner ended in Ruud de Visscher almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Doetinchem Excelsior's Tommie de Vlieger did a great save. Tommie de Vlieger made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daan Teuben in the 39th minute. If Jan-Peter Kuypers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tommie de Vlieger made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Daan Teuben sent off a good shot on target. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jan-Peter Kuypers to make the kick off. Tommie de Vlieger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daan Teuben in the 52nd minute of play. The supporters of Gorsel FC booed when Doetinchem Excelsior was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan-Peter van den Hoogen didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 54thth minute of the game Jan-Peter Kuypers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Doetinchem Excelsior's Tommie de Vlieger was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daan Teuben in the 56th minute of play forced Doetinchem Excelsior's goalkeeper Tommie de Vlieger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arjan de Winter kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. If Daan Teuben had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gorsel FC's Daan Teuben got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Daan Teuben scored 1-1 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tommie de Vlieger, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 70th minute, Doetinchem Excelsior's Denny Huiting seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Denny Huiting the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Doetinchem Excelsior protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Denny Huiting had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 70th minute of the game. One of Doetinchem Excelsior:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Gorsel FC:s goal. Doetinchem Excelsior:s Tommie de Vlieger showed great skill when he stopped Ruud de Visscher:s penalty. The excitement rose when Gorsel FC's Ruud de Visscher after 72 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Doetinchem Excelsior's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 2-1. Daan Teuben received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Tommie de Vlieger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Daan Teuben 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 rather tough play, Doetinchem Excelsior's Gerben Neeskens got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Doetinchem Excelsior's Tommie de Vlieger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Peter Kuypers in the 90th minute of play. In the 97th minute, Jan-Peter Kuypers made a precise shot to the right of Tommie de Vlieger. Doetinchem Excelsior's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Doetinchem Excelsior's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.