Official Cup

The Dome
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) After some careless play in the Revenge defense, Bernardo Sharkin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aleksandr Vasyutin. The Revenge fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aleksandr Vasyutin should have stopped the shot. 5 minutes into the game, İbrahim Efe Akarsu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. VC zoetwater's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Revenge the free kick. In the 5th minute, İbrahim Efe Akarsu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gong Ying Zheng made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Berend Hermensen sent off a good shot on target. Aleksandr Vasyutin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İbrahim Efe Akarsu in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gusztáv Bács in the 10th minute of play forced Revenge's goalkeeper Aleksandr Vasyutin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Sharkin in the 15th minute of play forced Revenge's goalkeeper Aleksandr Vasyutin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filippo Inzaghi got free with Gong Ying Zheng in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bernardo Sharkin took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aleksandr Vasyutin. Aleksandr Vasyutin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Bernardo Sharkin put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Aleksandr Vasyutin. Berend Hermensen who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 28thth minute tested the skills of Gong Ying Zheng when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Wilco Willemse fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Revenge's protests and gave Wilco Willemse a yellow card for diving instead. In the 29th match minute, Revenge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilco Willemse to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Berend Hermensen got free with Gong Ying Zheng in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gong Ying Zheng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Berend Hermensen in the 31st minute. 32 minutes into the match, Revenge's goal looked a bit too open when İbrahim Efe Akarsu came free, but Aleksandr Vasyutin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 33 minutes of play, Revenge's Kees Koole made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gong Ying Zheng was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Revenge's Berend Hermensen got a free kick in the 38th minute. Filippo Inzaghi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Gong Ying Zheng made a huge save. VC zoetwater's Gong Ying Zheng proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save VC zoetwater from getting a goal against them. 46 minutes into the match, İbrahim Efe Akarsu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aleksandr Vasyutin. Revenge's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that İbrahim Efe Akarsu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Filippo Inzaghi made a kick off. Aleksandr Vasyutin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Persson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gong Ying Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kees Koole, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Gong Ying Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Berend Hermensen in the 61st minute of play. İbrahim Efe Akarsu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aleksandr Vasyutin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gusztáv Bács in the 68th minute of the match. 68 minutes in the game, Gusztáv Bács dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 71st minute Jan Persson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksandr Vasyutin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Persson in the 73rd minute of play forced Revenge's goalkeeper Aleksandr Vasyutin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aleksandr Vasyutin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Persson in the 76th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Gusztáv Bács's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aleksandr Vasyutin was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. VC zoetwater made a substitution. Fabien Pardons replaced Gusztáv Bács. After 81 minutes Revenge's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was İbrahim Efe Akarsu who took care of the corner kick. Gong Ying Zheng stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Filippo Inzaghi's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Revenge's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Persson came free, but Aleksandr Vasyutin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Kees Koole came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Revenge 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 Kees Koole couldn't finish the play. When the final whistle sounded VC zoetwater left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Revenge.