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buytenwegh Stadium
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pepijn Themmen made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 3 minutes, Pascall Compaan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gooxtonian Boys's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pascall Compaan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, FC Gelsenkirchen 04's Leon Zevenhuizen got control of the ball when Pascall Compaan tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Gelsenkirchen 04's Hans-Cees Griemink got a free kick in the 10th minute. Pepijn Themmen struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Leon Zevenhuizen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gooxtonian Boys. Pascall Compaan in the 28thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Leon Zevenhuizen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Pascall Compaan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Gooxtonian Boys booed when FC Gelsenkirchen 04 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edwin Kaptein didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th minute Gooxtonian Boys were awarded a corner. Christiaan Dalman went to the cornerflag to take it. Christiaan Dalman made a great header on Gooxtonian Boys's corner, it was just that FC Gelsenkirchen 04's Leon Zevenhuizen managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pepijn Themmen in the 38th minute of play forced FC Gelsenkirchen 04's goalkeeper Leon Zevenhuizen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pascall Compaan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pepijn Themmen might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leon Zevenhuizen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pepijn Themmen ran back to his position shaking his head. Edwin Kaptein hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Pepijn Themmen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marinus van Zanten to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, FC Gelsenkirchen 04's goal looked a bit too open when Pepijn Themmen came free, but Leon Zevenhuizen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robin Timmermans charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Robin Timmermans the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Gooxtonian Boys booed when FC Gelsenkirchen 04 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robin Timmermans didn't get a good kick on the ball. Christiaan Dalman took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 58th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Leon Zevenhuizen. FC Gelsenkirchen 04's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Pascall Compaan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 65 minutes into the match, Gooxtonian Boys's Pascall Compaan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leon Zevenhuizen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 66th minute Pepijn Themmen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Zevenhuizen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Gelsenkirchen 04's Edwin Kaptein got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute, Pepijn Themmen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gooxtonian Boys fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 73 minutes into the match, FC Gelsenkirchen 04's goal looked a bit too open when Pascall Compaan came free, but Leon Zevenhuizen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pepijn Themmen in the 74th minute of play forced FC Gelsenkirchen 04's goalkeeper Leon Zevenhuizen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pepijn Themmen might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leon Zevenhuizen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pepijn Themmen ran back to his position shaking his head. After 79 minutes of play, Gooxtonian Boys's Pepijn Themmen made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leon Zevenhuizen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Leon Zevenhuizen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pepijn Themmen went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. After 93 minutes, Marc Klerk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Gelsenkirchen 04 and the Gooxtonian Boys players grew even worse after the yellow card. Elbert Batenburg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 99th minute of the match, but Harald Braamhaar made a huge save. There was no doubt that Gooxtonian Boys were the better team. Gooxtonian Boys's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.