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Match Report
Underdogs Arena
Spectators: 8156 (Terracing: 6118,
Seating: 1876, VIP seats: 162) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gerard van den Eede took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florentin Gougeon in the 3rd minute of play forced The Underdogs's goalkeeper Jean-Paul Daalmeyer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 3 minutes into the game, Valencia C.F.'s Florentin Gougeon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jean-Paul Daalmeyer made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Miguel Brito kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. The Underdogs's attentive Pieter Lodewijks managed to snatch the ball when Miguel Brito made a throw-in in the 11th minute of the game. Gerard van den Eede could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Andoni Zubizarreta made a huge save. Jean-Paul Daalmeyer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florentin Gougeon, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gerard van den Eede got free with Andoni Zubizarreta in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Fran Pérez fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valencia C.F.'s protests and gave Fran Pérez a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Valencia C.F.'s Fran Pérez got a free kick in the 25th minute. Gerard van den Eede's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Andoni Zubizarreta firmly grabbed it by the left post. Gerard van den Eede scored 1-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andoni Zubizarreta, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jean-Paul Daalmeyer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentin Gougeon in the 34th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, The Underdogs's Fabian Penc got a free kick in the 35th minute. The supporters of The Underdogs booed when Valencia C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego López didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andoni Zubizarreta was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Izaak Achterberg showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 43 minute of play. After a rather tough play, The Underdogs's Henk-Jan Zeldenrust got a free kick in the 46th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florentin Gougeon in the 47th minute of play forced The Underdogs's goalkeeper Jean-Paul Daalmeyer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Florentin Gougeon made a kick off. Florentin Gougeon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Jean-Paul Daalmeyer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 58 minutes in the game Fabian Penc did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Gerard van den Eede. 60 minutes into the match, Florentin Gougeon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jean-Paul Daalmeyer. The Underdogs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Florentin Gougeon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The Underdogs's Denny Polak was substituted for Teo Reintjes. A collision led to The Underdogs getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Henk-Jan Zeldenrust hit a great ball. Valencia C.F.'s Ken Singleton couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 70th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for The Underdogs. A collision led to Valencia C.F. getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Miguel Brito hit a great ball. 74 minutes into the game, The Underdogs's Gerard van den Eede nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andoni Zubizarreta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Izaak Achterberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Andoni Zubizarreta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andoni Zubizarreta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Izaak Achterberg in the 85th minute of play. Andoni Zubizarreta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerard van den Eede in the 89th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Brito Montemayor during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 95th match minute, The Underdogs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brito Montemayor to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. The Underdogs had won after a very even match.
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