Official Cup

Stella Noire Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcus Tuhuteru took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 11th minute, Arnout Lembeck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Springplank FC's Otto Zuidam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domingo Oihenarte in the 16th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Springplank FC's goalkeeper Otto Zuidam had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro Domingues. 25 minutes into the match, Springplank FC's goal looked a bit too open when Albeiro Usuriaga came free, but Otto Zuidam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zorko Quack showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdi Reis in the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albeiro Usuriaga in the 29th minute of play forced Springplank FC's goalkeeper Otto Zuidam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Otto Zuidam made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Taribo West sent off a good shot on target. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by Springplank FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Taribo West was slow to take the kick. During this time Natus Vincere F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Taribo West got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Otto Zuidam quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The attack was good, but when Domingo Oihenarte in the 31st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Gerrit Bos hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Taribo West could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Otto Zuidam made a huge save. Otto Zuidam was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Taribo West capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Taribo West really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Otto Zuidam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domingo Oihenarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Zorko Quack showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnout Lembeck, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pedro Domingues was the one to do the kick off. Springplank FC's Otto Zuidam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albeiro Usuriaga in the 50th minute of play. The supporters of Springplank FC booed when Natus Vincere F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Crişan Fenomeno didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taribo West in the 58th minute of play forced Springplank FC's goalkeeper Otto Zuidam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Otto Zuidam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taribo West, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taribo West in the 60th minute of play forced Springplank FC's goalkeeper Otto Zuidam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Otto Zuidam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albeiro Usuriaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute, Arnout Lembeck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute Albeiro Usuriaga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Otto Zuidam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zorko Quack made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Marcus Tuhuteru sent off a good shot on target. In the 71st minute Albeiro Usuriaga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Otto Zuidam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Otto Zuidam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albeiro Usuriaga, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerrit Bos in the 78th minute of play forced Natus Vincere F.C.'s goalkeeper Zorko Quack to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albeiro Usuriaga scored 2-0 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Otto Zuidam, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taribo West in the 83rd minute of play forced Springplank FC's goalkeeper Otto Zuidam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Springplank FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Taribo West was slow to take the kick. During this time Natus Vincere F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. The corner led Natus Vincere F.C.'s Taribo West to fire away a dangerous shot which Otto Zuidam despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 88 minutes into the match, Springplank FC's goal looked a bit too open when Albeiro Usuriaga came free, but Otto Zuidam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th minute, Albeiro Usuriaga made a precise shot to the right of Otto Zuidam. Springplank FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. When Domingo Oihenarte fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Natus Vincere F.C.'s protests and gave Domingo Oihenarte a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Natus Vincere F.C.'s Domingo Oihenarte got a free kick in the 93rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Marcus Tuhuteru managed to get in a good position for a shot. Springplank FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcus Tuhuteru was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zorko Quack breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Natus Vincere F.C. had won after a very even match.