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Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yu Hong Liang got the match started through his kick off. In the 16th minute Ciro Di Marzio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fokke Meijeringh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fokke Meijeringh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefan Danielsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eric Martinsson made in the 22nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ferdi Vorenkamp however managed to control. Fokke Meijeringh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yu Hong Liang, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind De Kasteelheren's goalkeeper Fokke Meijeringh, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The throw-in from Eric Martinsson in the 30th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Yu Hong Liang. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yu Hong Liang in the 31st minute of play forced De Kasteelheren's goalkeeper Fokke Meijeringh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute of the match Håkan Ödman sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fokke Meijeringh skillfully saved the ball. Inácio Amaral could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Roland Alström made a huge save. 42 minutes into the match, Stefan Danielsson notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of De Kasteelheren's Fokke Meijeringh. Fokke Meijeringh was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fokke Meijeringh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Di Marzio in the 46th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Inácio Amaral stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. De Kasteelheren's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Marcelo Gallarde 51 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-3. In the 63rd minute, De Kasteelheren's Iwo Fafinski seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Iwo Fafinski the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of De Kasteelheren protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Iwo Fafinski had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 63rd minute of the game. One of De Kasteelheren:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Hala Madrid Iraki FC:s goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ciro Di Marzio got free with Fokke Meijeringh in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hala Madrid Iraki FC made a substitution. Timos Mitrofanis replaced Marcelo Gallarde. Hala Madrid Iraki FC made a substitution. Kristian Tillman replaced Ciro Di Marzio. De Kasteelheren made a substitution. Dante Martinelli replaced Harold Rodenboog. Anthony Hillen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fokke Meijeringh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kristian Tillman in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the match, De Kasteelheren's goal looked a bit too open when Yu Hong Liang came free, but Fokke Meijeringh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roland Alström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dante Martinelli in the 90th minute of play. After 91 minutes Hala Madrid Iraki FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hayden Hoebe who took care of the corner kick. 93 minutes into the match, De Kasteelheren's goal looked a bit too open when Kristian Tillman came free, but Fokke Meijeringh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kristian Tillman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Fokke Meijeringh made a huge save. 98 minutes into the match, Kristian Tillman dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fokke Meijeringh, 1-5. Hala Madrid Iraki FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.