Prized/Friendly Cup

De Vossenberg
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nigel Willemse kicked off to start the match. A collision led to FFC Merainies 03 getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Nigel Willemse hit a great ball. Eevert Hati sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fabrice Bemmel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aku Welling, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After a rather tough play, Palloketut's Kimmo Viuhkola got a free kick in the 15th minute. After 17 played minutes FFC Merainies 03 got a freekick which was hit by Bart Speelman. In the 18th minute of the match Kimmo Viuhkola sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fabrice Bemmel skillfully saved the ball. Jari Lehtinen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nigel Willemse's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Ronny Deinse recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jari Lehtinen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronny Deinse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 24 played minutes Palloketut got a freekick which was hit by Alpi Askolin. Ronny Deinse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Jari Lehtinen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aku Welling sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Iisakki Niinimaa came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Palloketut 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 Iisakki Niinimaa couldn't finish the play. A collision led to FFC Merainies 03 getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Arda Bemmel hit a great ball. When Eevert Hati fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palloketut's protests and gave Eevert Hati a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Palloketut's Eevert Hati got a free kick in the 39th minute. Jari Lehtinen was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Jan Hoven. Jari Lehtinen didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FFC Merainies 03's Nigel Willemse shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. 46 minutes into the match, FFC Merainies 03's Bart Speelman broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal.

In the 53rd minute, Eevert Hati 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. After 58 played minutes FFC Merainies 03 got a freekick which was hit by Bart Speelman. Fabrice Bemmel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rami Lehto in the 60th minute of the match. Rami Lehto who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Fabrice Bemmel when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 63 minutes, Jan Hoven mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FFC Merainies 03 and the Palloketut players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of FFC Merainies 03 booed when Palloketut was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Topi Porokara didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 69 played minutes, FFC Merainies 03's Jan Hoven shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jari Lehtinen came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FFC Merainies 03 reached it. Ronny Deinse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 73rd minute, Jan Hoven hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 74 minutes, Topi Porokara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palloketut's supporters crossed their fingers, but Topi Porokara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With his leg Fabrice Bemmel managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when Palloketut's Rami Lehto fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronny Deinse in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jari Lehtinen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Nigel Willemse sped through Palloketut's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jari Lehtinen. 87 minutes into the match, Nigel Willemse notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Palloketut's Jari Lehtinen. Jari Lehtinen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Eevert Hati fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabrice Bemmel having to interfere. Fabrice Bemmel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rami Lehto, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Kimmo Viuhkola hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nigel Willemse in the 97th minute of play forced Palloketut's goalkeeper Jari Lehtinen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FFC Merainies 03 fans cheered their team off the field, for while Palloketut had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.