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Herksen
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Remco de Cler got the match started through his kick off. In the 8th minute, Remco de Cler got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Hubert Kleefstra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cobus de Haan having to interfere. Cobus de Haan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remco de Cler, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Remco de Cler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Cobus de Haan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Harm Meerdink fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Dirks having to interfere. If Stefan Kostermans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Herksen's goalkeeper Cobus de Haan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Delson FC's Jens Lamey got a free kick in the 20th minute. A collision led to Delson FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Hubert Kleefstra hit a great ball. Thomas Dirks made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefan Kostermans in the 27th minute of play. Remco de Cler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Remco de Cler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th match minute, Herksen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferdinant Broers to maneuver through the defense. Stefan Kostermans could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Thomas Dirks made a huge save. 38 minutes into the match, Herksen's goal looked a bit too open when Remco de Cler came free, but Cobus de Haan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Delson FC booed when Herksen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Harm Meerdink didn't get a good kick on the ball. Remco de Cler blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cobus de Haan having to make a save. If Hubert Kleefstra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Harm Meerdink made a kick off. Jens Lamey's late challenge caught a Herksen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jens Lamey helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Herksen booed when Delson FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jens Lamey didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Ferdinant Broers fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Herksen's protests and gave Ferdinant Broers a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Herksen getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Ferdinant Broers hit a great ball. When Jan Sanders fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Herksen's protests and gave Jan Sanders a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Delson FC booed when Herksen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan Sanders didn't get a good kick on the ball. Harm Meerdink hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute, Jens Lamey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 72 minutes, Remco de Cler managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Delson FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Remco de Cler was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olaf Verheije in the 76th minute of play forced Delson FC's goalkeeper Thomas Dirks to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Harm Meerdink received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Thomas Dirks tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Stefan Kostermans notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Delson FC's Thomas Dirks. Thomas Dirks was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marnix Schuiling charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marnix Schuiling the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Harm Meerdink fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Dirks having to interfere. Many of Delson FC's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Delson FC may have spent more time on the ball, but Herksen were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.