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Titens Arena
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marc Redan made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, Steven Bos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thijs Thomasse. Titans United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Steven Bos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. René Adelaar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marc Redan in the 10th minute. When Ruud Teesing fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Meijel's protests and gave Ruud Teesing a yellow card for diving instead. Ruud Teesing hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Ruud Teesing fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thijs Thomasse having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marc Redan in the 22nd minute of play forced Meijel's goalkeeper René Adelaar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruud Teesing in the 26th minute of play forced Titans United's goalkeeper Thijs Thomasse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Titans United's goalkeeper Thijs Thomasse, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Steven Bos came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Meijel 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 Steven Bos couldn't finish the play. Thijs Thomasse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steven Bos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ruud Teesing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Titans United's Thijs Thomasse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steven Bos in the 40th minute of play. Jelmer Doren came free with the goalkeeper in the 43rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and René Adelaar could save by the left post. When Steven Bos came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Meijel 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 Steven Bos couldn't finish the play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Jelmer Doren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. René Adelaar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Titans United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hendrik-Jan Boven was slow to take the kick. During this time Meijel's players had a chance to rest. Hans Meyer was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sander Stekelenburg during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 74 played minutes Titans United got a freekick which was hit by Sander Stekelenburg. Steven Bos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Thijs Thomasse tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thijs Thomasse made an important save on a dangerous shot by Steven Bos in the 80th minute. Titans United's Thijs Thomasse proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Titans United from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Ruud Teesing managed to get in a good position for a shot. Meijel's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruud Teesing was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thijs Thomasse breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Meijel's Ruud Teesing got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 90th minute, Titans United's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Steven Bos fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 91st minute, Ruud Teesing 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. If Ruud Teesing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Meijel could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Titans United throughout the match.