“Goalkeeper Dave Stet threw the ball exactly right and I had to shoot right away,” says an overjoyed Oscar Abouseada afterwards. After the ball ended up in the goal, there was one second left on the clock. “We played a lot of games in the last period and we were pretty much through it. So now we were fortunately able to save our strength.”
High scores are common in indoor football. For example, Futsal Amsterdam defeated BE’79 in the quarter-finals with two high-scoring matches: 6-3 and 6-6. On this Sunday, the spectators in the Elzenhagen sports hall saw a lot of struggle and passion. At halftime it was still 0-0.
More opportunities
After the break, both teams took more risks and that created more chances. Ismail Bouhalhoul gave Futsal Amsterdam the lead after five minutes of play in the second half. However, the visitors leveled again not much later. It seemed that an extension would be necessary, because the regulations stipulate that there must be a winner.
With six seconds left on the clock, the visitors were awarded a free kick. ZVG’s trainer requested a time-out. Despite the short consultation, the standard situation yielded no results. In the counterattack, Abouseada found the goal and a huge discharge followed.
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