League

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 10840 (Terracing: 8131, Seating: 2493, VIP seats: 216) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Henk van Zwieten got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's Henrik Larsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jan de Boer narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After taking down the ball on Decathlon Dudes's corner Costin Moisil fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jan de Boer quite easily take care of the ball. Jan de Boer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrik Larsson in the 10th minute of the match. Decathlon Dudes's Tadej Pogačar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnold Pool in the 14th minute of play. When Henrik Larsson came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Decathlon Dudes 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 Henrik Larsson couldn't finish the play. Decathlon Dudes's Tadej Pogačar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilco Heida in the 24th minute of play. Decathlon Dudes's Temelko Chukov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jan de Boer in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Tadej Pogačar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arjen de Boer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ferry Klein fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sons of Strategy's protests and gave Ferry Klein a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Sons of Strategy getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Ferry Klein hit a great ball. Wilco Heida struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Tadej Pogačar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sons of Strategy. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Henrik Larsson to strike the kick off in the second half. Jan de Boer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrik Larsson in the 51st minute of play. Decathlon Dudes's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when Arnold Pool scored to the left of an out of position Tadej Pogačar, making the score, 1-1. 56 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goal looked a bit too open when Arnold Pool came free, but Tadej Pogačar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henrik Larsson in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jan de Boer saved Sons of Strategy from getting behind. Tadej Pogačar made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Henk van Zwieten sent off a good shot on target. In the 61st minute Arnold Pool 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. When Decathlon Dudes's Henrik Larsson in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sons of Strategy's goalie prevented a goal. When Sons of Strategy's Arnold Pool in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Decathlon Dudes's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Decathlon Dudes's Tadej Pogačar got control of the ball when Wilco Heida tried to sneak it across the goal line. From a short distance, Sons of Strategy's Arnold Pool, in the 75th minute, tried to place the ball behind Tadej Pogačar, but the ball hit the right post on the wrong side and went out. Sons of Strategy's Arnold Pool saw an opening behind the goalie Tadej Pogačar in the 75thth minute and tried to shoot past into the top right corner, but with great reflexes Tadej Pogačar with one arm managed to save the shot in the last secound. Jan de Boer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrik Larsson in the 79th minute of the match. Tadej Pogačar was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arnold Pool showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 80 minute of play. In the 85thth minute of the game Henrik Larsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sons of Strategy's Jan de Boer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 87th minute, Anthon Melin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ruben Idelberger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 94 minutes into the match, Sons of Strategy's goal looked a bit too open when Henrik Larsson came free, but Jan de Boer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Sons of Strategy left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Decathlon Dudes.