Official Cup

VerwachtingArena
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Verwachting's Stephan Boezeman started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Henny Jans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pieter den Hartog, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute, Hans Degeling made a precise shot to the right of Henny Jans. Verwachting's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Verwachting's Henny Jans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bastiaan Bruintjes in the 9th minute of play. Henny Jans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bastiaan Bruintjes in the 13th minute of play. Verwachting's Henny Jans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinhard Braamhaar in the 16th minute of play. Henny Jans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pieter den Hartog in the 18th minute of the match. Olivier Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerrit Baker, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute, Reinhard Braamhaar made a precise shot to the right of Henny Jans. Verwachting's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. If Reinhard Braamhaar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lemel SV's Bastiaan Bruintjes got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ferry van Zalingen's late challenge caught a Lemel SV's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ferry van Zalingen helped the player get up and apologised. After 31 played minutes Verwachting got a freekick which was hit by Ferry van Zalingen. After 32 played minutes, Lemel SV's Leon Reiling shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Henny Jans 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 Lemel SV reached it. Verwachting's Henny Jans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pieter den Hartog in the 35th minute of play. Jurjen Tanis hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. The supporters of Lemel SV booed when Verwachting was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henk Hofland didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pieter den Hartog stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ferry van Zalingen hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Lemel SV defense, Ralph Peeters kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Olivier Kahn. The Lemel SV fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Olivier Kahn should have stopped the shot. Ralph Peeters, 63 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Ferry van Zalingen hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. 68 minutes into the match, Verwachting's goalkeeper Henny Jans had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bastiaan Bruintjes. The supporters of Verwachting booed when Lemel SV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pieter den Hartog didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joop Heinen's late challenge caught a Lemel SV's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joop Heinen helped the player get up and apologised. Verwachting's Henny Jans proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Verwachting from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pieter den Hartog in the 89th minute of play forced Verwachting's goalkeeper Henny Jans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ralph Peeters sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 93 minutes, Sjoerd Bosschaart mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lemel SV and the Verwachting players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sjoerd Bosschaart hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match.