Official Cup

VerwachtingArena
Spectators: 557 (Terracing: 419, Seating: 128, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Twan Hesseling started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Huib Staarman in the 6th minute of play forced ROYALFOX FC's goalkeeper Raja Beton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Verwachting defense, Ramdhan Suparmaji kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Herbert Hilhorst. The Verwachting fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Herbert Hilhorst should have stopped the shot. In the 12th minute, Ramdhan Suparmaji ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Herbert Hilhorst was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Herbert Hilhorst took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramdhan Suparmaji, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Herbert Hilhorst showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramdhan Suparmaji in the 17th minute of the match. Herbert Hilhorst showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramdhan Suparmaji in the 17th minute of the match. A collision led to Verwachting getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Phoenix Soare hit a great ball. Herbert Hilhorst showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramdhan Suparmaji, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After a rather tough play, ROYALFOX FC's Pipis Janda got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 25th minute of the match, Christijan Schreuder got a very nice opportunity to score, but Raja Beton was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 29 minutes into the match, ROYALFOX FC's goalkeeper Raja Beton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ruud Geels. Ruud Geels could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Raja Beton made a huge save. In the 43rd match minute, Verwachting was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adriaan Kuypers to maneuver through the defense. With 47 minutes on the clock, Phoenix Soare commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card.

Raja Beton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruud Geels in the 55th minute of the match. In the 58th minute, Ramdhan Suparmaji made a precise shot to the right of Herbert Hilhorst. Verwachting's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Herbert Hilhorst made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Ramdhan Suparmaji sent off a good shot on target. Herbert Hilhorst showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from April Idris, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Adriaan Kuypers might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Raja Beton. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adriaan Kuypers ran back to his position shaking his head. Ramdhan Suparmaji in the 72ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Herbert Hilhorst, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 74th minute, Huib Staarman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 76 in the game by Ramdhan Suparmaji from a close distance when the talented Herbert Hilhorst managed to make a qualified save. Verwachting's players were relieved. In the 77th minute Twan Hesseling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raja Beton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raja Beton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruud Geels, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Huib Staarman during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 83rd minute, Huib Staarman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 88 minutes into the match, Ruud Geels notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of ROYALFOX FC's Raja Beton. Raja Beton was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vincent Koekkoek's late challenge caught a ROYALFOX FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vincent Koekkoek helped the player get up and apologised. In the 96th match minute, Verwachting was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vincent Koekkoek to maneuver through the defense.

The ROYALFOX FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ROYALFOX FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.