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van Basten Arena
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mathieu Evans got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Casper Zandstra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Theo de Mol. van Basten's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Casper Zandstra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 7 minutes into the match, van Basten's goal looked a bit too open when Casper Zandstra came free, but Theo de Mol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Berry Schoonderwoerd scored 0-2 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Theo de Mol, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 11th minute, Berry Schoonderwoerd made a precise shot to the right of Theo de Mol. van Basten's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 14 minutes into the match, Berry Schoonderwoerd notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of van Basten's Theo de Mol. Theo de Mol was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. NBSVV's Sebastian Cristofol proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save NBSVV from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casper Zandstra in the 27th minute of play forced van Basten's goalkeeper Theo de Mol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Theo de Mol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Casper Zandstra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Theo de Mol stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Casper Zandstra's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Douwe Schimmel kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sebastian Cristofol. That made the score 1-4 in the 34 minute of play. The supporters of van Basten booed when NBSVV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Youri Klaus didn't get a good kick on the ball. 41 minutes into the game, Berry Schoonderwoerd cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Theo de Mol was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 45th minute, Albert Kruijs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

NBSVV's Nico-Jan Wiggers was substituted for Robert Buys. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Casper Zandstra made a kick off. Theo de Mol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Casper Zandstra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Albert Kruijs fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 59th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. Sebastian Cristofol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mathieu Evans, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. The supporters of van Basten booed when NBSVV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan van der Werff didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastian Cristofol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Douwe Schimmel in the 65th minute of play. Sebastian Cristofol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Buskes in the 66th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 71st minute of the game was made by Mark Merenga with Douwe Schimmel as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 72nd minute of the game. One of NBSVV:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of van Basten:s goal. In the 76th minute, Berry Schoonderwoerd 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. Sebastian Cristofol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Douwe Schimmel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute of the match van Basten got a corner. NBSVV's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mathieu Evans ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led van Basten's Mathieu Evans to fire away a dangerous shot which Sebastian Cristofol despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 87 minutes into the match, NBSVV's goal looked a bit too open when Mathieu Evans came free, but Sebastian Cristofol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sebastian Cristofol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Douwe Schimmel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastian Cristofol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Douwe Schimmel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. NBSVV's Berry Schoonderwoerd got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Douwe Schimmel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 99th minute. Sebastian Cristofol tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. NBSVV played a much better game than van Basten and deserved their victory. The van Basten players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.