Ruiters 1 - 3 Wonderteamgeert (280412855)

The crowd of 39820 turning up at Cannae today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain. Bernard Končarević was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ştefan Carp and Kārlis Zvārgulis. People from all over Zuid-Holland had joined up for the derby. Ruiters started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. They fielded: Flannery - Paschek, Faasse - Versluis, Wentzel, Hekelaar, Snippe, Branković - Meijerman, Holst, Butterhoff.

Wonderteamgeert had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Mol - Zevenbergen, Olbrycht, Baelen - Snijder, Langhout, de Vos, Beynen, Hecht - Veerkamp, Priem.

Today, Wonderteamgeert's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. B. de Vos had a hard time on the waterlogged pitch - his trademark technique was nowhere in sight today. They were singing the praises of R. Meijerman 31 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to Ruiters. Ruiters's U. Paschek saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 34 minutes. R. Lider was called on to replace Wonderteamgeert's J. Snijder after 35 minutes following a nasty collision. The visitors almost came back with an equaliser 36 minutes into the match after a good combination down the middle, but when M. Priem tried to finish the attack, he couldn't deliver the shot hard enough to seriously challenge the keeper. 42 minutes in, Ruiters's R. Holst received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. It was 1 - 0 at the break. Ruiters claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

M. Priem slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. The home team will be cursing T. Langhout for weeks; he finished off a great pass from the left, knocking it past the keeper without a problem. The match was level at 1 - 1 after 59 minutes. With 67 minutes played L. Butterhoff almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. Wonderteamgeert took the lead after 73 minutes making the score 1 - 2. M. Priem placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. A penalty was awarded after 74 minutes, and E. Hecht made the most of his chance to put Wonderteamgeert up by another goal. 1 - 3 for the visitors. M. Priem of Wonderteamgeert received a yellow card after 79 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Ruiters, with 53 percent of the ball.

H. Versluis performed admirably for Ruiters. However, M. Branković made a disastrous appearance. Most important Wonderteamgeert player was A. Mol. R. Lider turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 3.