Official Cup

Underdogs Arena
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) Xian Guardamino started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Bruno Spierenburg charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bruno Spierenburg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 5 played minutes The Underdogs got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Spierenburg. The Underdogs's Niels-Jan van Zijl got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Xian Guardamino during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After some careless play in the Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre defense, Niels-Jan van Zijl kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfredo Barcena. The Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfredo Barcena should have stopped the shot. Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre's Alfredo Barcena proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre from getting a goal against them. Niels-Jan van Zijl took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alfredo Barcena. Alfredo Barcena dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. After some careless play in the Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre defense, Izaak Achterberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfredo Barcena. The Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfredo Barcena should have stopped the shot. After 33 minutes of play, The Underdogs's Niels-Jan van Zijl made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredo Barcena was left in no man's land by his defense there! 37 minutes into the match, Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre's goalkeeper Alfredo Barcena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Niels-Jan van Zijl. Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre's Alfredo Barcena proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre from getting a goal against them. Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre's Alfredo Barcena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niels-Jan van Zijl in the 46th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Izaak Achterberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Izaak Achterberg scored 6-0 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alfredo Barcena, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 54 minutes into the match, Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre's goal looked a bit too open when Izaak Achterberg came free, but Alfredo Barcena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre's zone, Niels-Jan van Zijl stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfredo Barcena came out of the goal and Niels-Jan van Zijl tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 63rd minute Niels-Jan van Zijl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Barcena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute Niels-Jan van Zijl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Barcena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Niels-Jan van Zijl had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfredo Barcena. Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Niels-Jan van Zijl was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. 81 minutes into the match, Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre's goal looked a bit too open when Izaak Achterberg came free, but Alfredo Barcena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute Niels-Jan van Zijl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Barcena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute, Izaak Achterberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Underdogs fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Douwe Batum in the 87th minute of play forced Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre's goalkeeper Alfredo Barcena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre's goal looked a bit too open when Izaak Achterberg came free, but Alfredo Barcena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of The Underdogs booed when Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roger Aro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bruno Spierenburg took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 95th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alfredo Barcena. Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. The Underdogs had played much better football throughout.