Official Cup

Sportpark Oost
Spectators: 178 (Terracing: 134, Seating: 41, VIP seats: 3) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carsten van Wonderen in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dirk Jan Snoeks saved AVV Zeeburgia from getting behind. When Erben Schaars fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AVV Zeeburgia's protests and gave Erben Schaars a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, AVV Zeeburgia's Erben Schaars got a free kick in the 7th minute. During the 9th minute of the match Erben Schaars completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Erben Schaars a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Erben Schaars hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Chuck Wood hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Carsten van Wonderen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dirk Jan Snoeks having to make a save. AVV Zeeburgia's Dirk Jan Snoeks played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sjors Kolkman in the 21st minute of play. Marco Sleiffer kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Corné Knopper kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Floris Wibier hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. A collision led to The Underdogs getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Bjorn Veltman hit a great ball. 34 minutes into the match, AVV Zeeburgia's goal looked a bit too open when Carsten van Wonderen came free, but Dirk Jan Snoeks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 39 minutes, Roel Saarberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AVV Zeeburgia and the The Underdogs players grew even worse after the yellow card. Roel Saarberg hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Carsten van Wonderen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dirk Jan Snoeks was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Dirk Jan Snoeks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bjorn Veltman, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. 46 minutes into the game, Carsten van Wonderen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Dirk Jan Snoeks was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carsten van Wonderen to make the kick off. Dirk Jan Snoeks was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Carsten van Wonderen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Carsten van Wonderen really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. After 60 minutes, Carsten van Wonderen made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. AVV Zeeburgia's Dirk Jan Snoeks tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Floris Wibier kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, AVV Zeeburgia's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bjorn Veltman fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Floris Wibier charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Floris Wibier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 79th minute, Floris Wibier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dirk-Jan Akkerman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arie van Zeist in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arie van Zeist in the 82nd minute of play forced The Underdogs's goalkeeper Dirk-Jan Akkerman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Underdogs were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after AVV Zeeburgia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Chuck Wood took the corner. When Ferdi de Zaaijer fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AVV Zeeburgia's protests and gave Ferdi de Zaaijer a yellow card for diving instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. The Underdogs walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.