vliegensvlug 2 - 3 Jeetje (392468643)

Dark skies made the crowd of 28978 at vliegensvluggertje a little nervous, but the rain held off. Hernán Vergara was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sven Sjölin and Craig Hay. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for vliegensvlug. Starters: Balestreri - Korvette, Niţescu, Altimis - Curti, Bonen, Váradi, Herrewijnen, Giménez Zapiola - Valencina, Congestrì.

Jeetje started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. Lineup: Wetzl - Astrejka, Sagredo - Domínguez, Snoeij, Hummel, Rijpstra, Elderson - Gerencsér, Brandis, Balkema.

Jeetje's P. Hummel could have put the guests one up after 26 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but N. Balestreri was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 32 minutes allowed S. Brandis to score for Jeetje. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. The referee showed Jeetje's P. Hummel the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. After 39 minutes of game time, F. Sagredo had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but N. Balestreri was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. D. Congestrì of vliegensvlug received a yellow card after 43 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. After 43 minutes of play, I. Altimis equalised for vliegensvlug after an elegant attack from the right. It was 1 - 1 at the break. Jeetje enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

Jeetje's R. Snoeij managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 60 minutes. 1 - 2. The vliegensvlug free kick 66 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of D. Congestrì, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 2 - 2! 69 minutes in, Jeetje's R. Astrejka received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. As the clock reached 70 minutes, Jeetje decided to regroup. P. Hummel gave L. Elderson a little pat on the back as they changed positions on the pitch. After 72 minutes, the Jeetje coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving L. Elderson off the field. D. Wilksch took his place. R. Snoeij was handed the Jeetje captain's armband. A penalty was given after 77 minutes, allowing the visitors to gain the lead: 2 - 3. R. Gerencsér was the scorer. 79 minutes into the match, M. Balkema came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave D. Wilksch from Jeetje a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 80 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! A loud groan was heard from the fans of vliegensvlug, as D. Congestrì left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. S. Scheringa took his place on the field. With 82 minutes played, vliegensvlug's K. Valencina found an opening in the visitors' left side defence, but his shot was handled easily by the keeper. Jeetje claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.

vliegensvlug's best player was K. Valencina. P. Giménez Zapiola on the other hand, had a terrible day. O. Rijpstra performed admirably for Jeetje. On the other hand, P. Hummel's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 3.