League

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 10796 (Terracing: 8098, Seating: 2483, VIP seats: 215) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Karsten Wijnands got the match started through his kick off. Tadej Pogačar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laurențiu Ciocan in the 3rd minute of play. Taco Timmermans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrik Larsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliver Myr in the 9th minute of play forced Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper Tadej Pogačar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Landgraaf 07's Taco Timmermans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrik Larsson in the 12th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Landgraaf 07's Ernest de Vos got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Landgraaf 07's Taco Timmermans proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Landgraaf 07 from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Landgraaf 07 booed when Decathlon Dudes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cezary Bara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Taco Timmermans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrik Larsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henrik Larsson hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Tadej Pogačar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurt Redan in the 34th minute of play. Decathlon Dudes's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Temelko Chukov in the 37th minute. Laurențiu Ciocan scored 0-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tadej Pogačar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Landgraaf 07's Lukas Kvarnström got a free kick in the 41st minute. Tadej Pogačar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karsten Wijnands in the 46th minute of play. Ruben Idelberger kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After the first half Landgraaf 07 were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Henrik Larsson made a kick off. In the 51st minute Henrik Larsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taco Timmermans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55thth minute of the game Henrik Larsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Landgraaf 07's Taco Timmermans was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Taco Timmermans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrik Larsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute Karsten Wijnands shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadej Pogačar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Taco Timmermans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrik Larsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After 63 minutes, Cezary Bara mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Decathlon Dudes and the Landgraaf 07 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Decathlon Dudes's Cezary Bara got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Lukas Kvarnström kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 69th minute Laurențiu Ciocan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadej Pogačar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tadej Pogačar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Laurențiu Ciocan's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Henrik Larsson notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Landgraaf 07's Taco Timmermans. Taco Timmermans was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Landgraaf 07's Taco Timmermans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrik Larsson in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Henrik Larsson made a precise shot to the right of Taco Timmermans. Landgraaf 07's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 83rd minute Henrik Larsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taco Timmermans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Taco Timmermans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrik Larsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henrik Larsson in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Taco Timmermans saved Landgraaf 07 from getting behind. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Decathlon Dudes fans cheered their team off the field, for while Landgraaf 07 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.