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Spectators: 8575 (Terracing: 6400, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 175) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marco van Dongen took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 9th minute Alfredo Rulli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roland Geitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute, Thijs Seedorf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roland Geitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Rulli, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute, Boukjan Schipper hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cao Xi Zhan hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Alfredo Rulli might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roland Geitz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alfredo Rulli ran back to his position shaking his head. Roland Geitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Rulli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute of the game Boukjan Schipper made a throw-in which Tim Hateboer played forward. Roland Geitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Rulli in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th match minute, Schoonloo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thijs Seedorf to maneuver through the defense. Roland Geitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Rulli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute, Alfredo Rulli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sheep United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Alfredo Rulli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alfredo Rulli took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roland Geitz. Roland Geitz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Boukjan Schipper kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Alfredo Rulli notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Schoonloo's Roland Geitz. Roland Geitz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 45thth minute of the game Alfredo Rulli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Schoonloo's Roland Geitz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Sheep United booed when Schoonloo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco van Dongen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sheep United's Isidoro Thomas was substituted for Alfredo Rulli.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Isidoro Thomas to make the kick off. Isidoro Thomass short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Roland Geitz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Schoonloo's goalkeeper Roland Geitz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Ralf Saarloos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Schoonloo's Japke Fellinger was substituted for Boukjan Schipper. Japke Fellinger kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the game, Isidoro Thomas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Roland Geitz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Roland Geitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raphael Scherer in the 72nd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Isidoro Thomas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Roland Geitz. That made the score 0-5 in the 75 minute of play. Damiano Melfi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tim Hateboer in the 85th minute of play. With a little luck, Schoonloo's Roland Geitz got control of the ball when Isidoro Thomas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Roland Geitz was a little too slow when Isidoro Thomas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 88th minute. The score was now 0-7. The supporters of Schoonloo booed when Sheep United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cao Xi Zhan didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sheep United walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.