Official Cup

VerwachtingArena
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Herbert Hilhorst showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amável Falcão, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. The FC!Empire!Costy squad ™ fans' excitement grew in the 9th match minute when FC!Empire!Costy squad ™'s Virgilio Willett looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 14th minute, Christijan Schreuder left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Verwachting fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Herbert Hilhorst showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgar Nicolescu in the 19th minute of the match. If Arnold McDecland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Herbert Hilhorst showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nico Schellander in the 26th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, FC!Empire!Costy squad ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Twan Hesseling came free, but Eric Jitaru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute, Huib Staarman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christijan Schreuder could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Eric Jitaru made a huge save. 37 minutes into the match, Verwachting's goal looked a bit too open when Amável Falcão came free, but Herbert Hilhorst reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the FC!Empire!Costy squad ™ defense, Twan Hesseling kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eric Jitaru. The FC!Empire!Costy squad ™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eric Jitaru should have stopped the shot. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amável Falcão stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. FC!Empire!Costy squad ™'s Eric Jitaru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Twan Hesseling in the 53rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC!Empire!Costy squad ™'s Iulian Ignătescu got a free kick in the 60th minute. Hans Deitmers hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 67 minutes into the match, Adriaan Kuypers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eric Jitaru. FC!Empire!Costy squad ™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adriaan Kuypers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. When Ruud Geels came up free with the goalie in the 71st 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 Ruud Geels couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Ruud Geels managed to get in a good position for a shot. Verwachting's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruud Geels was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eric Jitaru breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Verwachting fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when Verwachting's Twan Hesseling looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 86 minutes into the match, Verwachting's goal looked a bit too open when Nico Schellander came free, but Herbert Hilhorst reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th minute, Twan Hesseling left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Verwachting fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. In the 94th minute Twan Hesseling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Jitaru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Verwachting were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC!Empire!Costy squad ™ for a fine match.