Official Cup

De Ballenbak
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Laime Laime made the kick off and thus started the match. After 4 minutes of play, Harsh Gods's Laime Laime made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robert-Jan Hermensen was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Harsh Gods booed when NFC Eagles 22 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Huib van der Gun didn't get a good kick on the ball. NFC Eagles 22's Robert-Jan Hermensen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanislovas Jacys in the 11th minute of play. Robert-Jan Hermensen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanislovas Jacys, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronny Colen's late challenge caught a Harsh Gods's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ronny Colen helped the player get up and apologised. In the 12th minute, Ronny Colen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanislovas Jacys in the 13th minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Robert-Jan Hermensen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20thth minute of the game Huib van der Gun who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Harsh Gods's Alius Amontas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Freek Saarloos hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute, Stanislovas Jacys left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Harsh Gods fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Justinas Andrikonis's late challenge caught a NFC Eagles 22's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Justinas Andrikonis helped the player get up and apologised. 31 minutes into the game, Handi Harri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NFC Eagles 22's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Harsh Gods the free kick. In the 32nd minute, Laime Laime made a precise shot to the right of Robert-Jan Hermensen. NFC Eagles 22's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Robert-Jan Hermensen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laime Laime, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arjan Kun kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After 45 played minutes Harsh Gods got a freekick which was hit by Vytaras Alesius. In the 47th minute, Domas Ručinskas made a precise shot to the right of Robert-Jan Hermensen. NFC Eagles 22's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. After the first half Harsh Gods were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Huib van der Gun made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to NFC Eagles 22 getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Ronny Colen hit a great ball. Robert-Jan Hermensen was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Domas Ručinskas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 73 minute of play. Robert-Jan Hermensen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Laime Laime went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, NFC Eagles 22's Arjan Kun got a free kick in the 80th minute. After 81 played minutes Harsh Gods got a freekick which was hit by Laime Laime. 83 minutes into the game, Laime Laime cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-10. Robert-Jan Hermensen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alius Amontas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Huib van der Gun in the 90th minute of the match. Harsh Gods'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.