Official Cup

Traugutta Park
Spectators: 172 (Terracing: 130, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pieter den Hartog got the match started through his kick off. After 9 minutes, Pieter den Hartog made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Nadzieja Speed Elblag's Teun Gierman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 16th minute, Stef Graaff hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Nadzieja Speed Elblag defense, Pieter den Hartog kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Teun Gierman. The Nadzieja Speed Elblag fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Teun Gierman should have stopped the shot. 27 minutes into the match, Pim van Gaal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Olivier Kahn. Lemel SV's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pim van Gaal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 29th minute, Pieter den Hartog left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lemel SV fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Gabriele Batistuta hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Teun Gierman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sjoerd Bosschaart's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. The Nadzieja Speed Elblag players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Lemel SV were winning 1-4.

The Lemel SV fans' excitement grew in the 51st match minute when Lemel SV's Pieter den Hartog looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Pieter den Hartog put it in 1-6 from a short distance just to the right of Teun Gierman. Teun Gierman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pieter den Hartog, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Pieter den Hartog's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teun Gierman was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Teun Gierman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriele Batistuta, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Pieter den Hartog sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pieter den Hartog received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Teun Gierman came out and tried to block the shot, but Pieter den Hartog slotted it home off the left post making it 1-7 in the 72nd minute. Pieter den Hartog sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Pieter den Hartog's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teun Gierman was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. In the 82nd minute Pieter den Hartog 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. In the 87th minute, Arnout Piening hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Pieter den Hartog's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teun Gierman was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Pieter den Hartog blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Teun Gierman having to make a save. Teun Gierman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pieter den Hartog in the 91st minute of the match. Gabriele Batistuta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Teun Gierman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pieter den Hartog sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Lemel SV booed when Nadzieja Speed Elblag was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnout Piening didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lemel SV's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.