League

Alcatraz arena
Spectators: 8700 (Terracing: 6525, Seating: 2001, VIP seats: 174) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rafe Almazan started the match with the kick off. Henk-Jan Appel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafe Almazan in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timo van Wonderen in the 6th minute of play forced Boca Gregorian Juniors's goalkeeper Henk-Jan Appel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hans-Cees Dirks charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hans-Cees Dirks the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Boca Gregorian Juniors's Hans-Cees Dirks got a free kick in the 8th minute. When Sébastien Haller came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Boca Gregorian Juniors 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 Sébastien Haller couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Defender Red Bull2.1 getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Ernst Valx hit a great ball. Ed Oosterveld took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sébastien Haller, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henk-Jan Appel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Govert Beuneker in the 21st minute of the match. Ed Oosterveld made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Mark Kuiper sent off a good shot on target. Sébastien Haller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mark Kuiper got free with Ed Oosterveld in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ed Oosterveld made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Mark Kuiper sent off a good shot on target. Henk-Jan Appel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthony Velez, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 37 minutes into the match, Boca Gregorian Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Elmar Korf came free, but Henk-Jan Appel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With 40 minutes on the clock, Telmo Coira commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, Defender Red Bull2.1's Telmo Coira got a free kick in the 41st minute. When Anthony Velez fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Defender Red Bull2.1's protests and gave Anthony Velez a yellow card for diving instead. In the 42nd match minute, Defender Red Bull2.1 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anthony Velez to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute Sébastien Haller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ed Oosterveld saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mark Kuiper received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Ed Oosterveld tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafe Almazan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Henk-Jan Appel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The wind increased when Sébastien Haller made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Defender Red Bull2.1's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Demy Salens was slow to take the kick. During this time Boca Gregorian Juniors's players had a chance to rest. Johannes Boon might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ed Oosterveld. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Johannes Boon ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 55th minute, Matthijs Dekens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Defender Red Bull2.1 defense, Mark Kuiper kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ed Oosterveld. The Defender Red Bull2.1 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ed Oosterveld should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Mark Kuiper's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ed Oosterveld was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Matthijs Dekens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 79th minute of the match Hans Tuyp shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ed Oosterveld showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Boca Gregorian Juniors's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Demy Salens in the 82nd minute. In the 85th minute of the match, Rolf Ekelhoff tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Henk-Jan Appel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Mark Kuiper blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ed Oosterveld having to make a save.