Official Cup

VerwachtingArena
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pim van Gaal started the match with the kick off. Verwachting's Henny Jans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pim van Gaal in the 4th minute of play. Ferry van Zalingen hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Nadzieja Speed Elblag's zone, Gerrit Baker stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teun Gierman came out of the goal and Gerrit Baker tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Teun Gierman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stephan Boezeman in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute, Stephan Boezeman 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 a rather tough play, Nadzieja Speed Elblag's Stef Graaff got a free kick in the 19th minute. Ralph Peeters fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teun Gierman having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stephan Boezeman got free with Teun Gierman in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Teun Gierman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralph Peeters in the 31st minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Stephan Boezeman made a precise shot to the right of Teun Gierman. Nadzieja Speed Elblag's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 41st minute, Verwachting's Ralph Peeters dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. 47 minutes into the game, Stephan Boezeman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Teun Gierman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stephan Boezeman made a kick off. Joop Heinen kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. When Pim van Gaal came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Nadzieja Speed Elblag 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 Pim van Gaal couldn't finish the play. Ralph Peeters received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Teun Gierman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Stephan Boezeman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 65 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Stephan Boezeman sped through Nadzieja Speed Elblag's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Teun Gierman. Henk Hofland hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. If Bart Koekkoek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th minute Ralph Peeters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teun Gierman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stephan Boezeman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Stephan Boezeman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stephan Boezeman in the 93rd minute of play forced Nadzieja Speed Elblag's goalkeeper Teun Gierman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the game, Verwachting's Gerrit Baker nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Teun Gierman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. Verwachting's Henny Jans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johan Heuving in the 98th minute of play.