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Zandspui
Spectators: 7943 (Terracing: 6050, Seating: 1855, VIP seats: 38) The mood of the audience was pleasant when John Zeijlemaker made the kick off which started today's match. Roland Pothuizen charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roland Pothuizen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Loveren fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 2nd minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 4 minutes, Zandspui's Theo Zondervan got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Hugo van Halst. Hugo van Halst was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Francesco Cramer showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 6 minute of play. Hugo van Halst made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Laurens Appel sent off a good shot on target. Henk Akkerman kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Zandspui's Nathan Veldman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robin Oss in the 16th minute of play. Nathan Veldman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joep van Zalen in the 18th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Loveren's Henk Akkerman got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 25th match minute, Zandspui was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Çoban Rondo to maneuver through the defense. Nathan Veldman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Zeijlemaker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francesco Cramer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Hugo van Halst made a huge save. Kenneth Valentijn kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Francesco Cramer made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Zandspui's Harald Heerspink got a free kick in the 51st minute. Robin Oss took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 52nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nathan Veldman. Zandspui's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Loveren booed when Zandspui was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dimosthenis Giannoulakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Loveren defense, Laurens Appel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hugo van Halst. The Loveren fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hugo van Halst should have stopped the shot. Hugo van Halst took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gijsbert Ter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the game, Felix Thomasse was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Loveren's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zandspui the free kick. After 68 played minutes Loveren got a freekick which was hit by Felix Thomasse. Henk Akkerman charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henk Akkerman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Henk Akkerman kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. In the 75th match minute, Zandspui was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francesco Cramer to maneuver through the defense. Dolf Bosma's late challenge caught a Zandspui's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dolf Bosma helped the player get up and apologised. Dolf Bosma kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Henk Akkerman kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Nathan Veldman acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 87th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Robin Oss. When Çoban Rondo fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zandspui's protests and gave Çoban Rondo a yellow card for diving instead. Nathan Veldman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Zeijlemaker in the 90th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Zandspui's goal looked a bit too open when Joep van Zalen came free, but Nathan Veldman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zandspui's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.