League

Champagne Park
Spectators: 10865 (Terracing: 8150, Seating: 2499, VIP seats: 216) If Thiago Gol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 3 minutes into the match, Landgraaf 07's goalkeeper Taco Timmermans had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thiago Gol. Taco Timmermans was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Thiago Gol showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. In the 10th minute Karsten Wijnands shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petr Čech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute, Thiago Gol reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Taco Timmermans. The goal made the score 3-0. After having played for 22 minutes, Jordy Dirks managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SCs StarS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jordy Dirks was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fabian Buckinx charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabian Buckinx the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 32 minutes into the match, SCs StarS's goal looked a bit too open when Laurențiu Ciocan came free, but Petr Čech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Landgraaf 07's Fabian Buckinx got a free kick in the 37th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Landgraaf 07's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Gol came free, but Taco Timmermans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliver Myr in the 44th minute of play forced SCs StarS's goalkeeper Petr Čech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Landgraaf 07's goalkeeper Taco Timmermans had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thiago Gol. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

SCs StarS's Robert de Graaf was substituted for Sander Daniel. Karsten Wijnands could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Petr Čech made a huge save. When SCs StarS's Thiago Gol in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Landgraaf 07's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Florian Hekman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Taco Timmermans was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Taco Timmermans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florian Hekman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Petr Čech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kazım Efe, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. 67 minutes into the game, Jordy Dirks cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Taco Timmermans was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thiago Gol in the 70th minute of play forced Landgraaf 07's goalkeeper Taco Timmermans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jordy Dirks in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Taco Timmermans saved Landgraaf 07 from getting behind. Taco Timmermans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florian Hekman in the 81st minute of the match. In the 85th minute Jordy Dirks 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thiago Gol in the 87th minute of play. Florian Hekman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Taco Timmermans tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 91 minutes into the game, Jordy Dirks was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SCs StarS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Landgraaf 07 the free kick. Jordy Dirks hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Petr Čech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laurențiu Ciocan, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. SCs StarS walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.