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Spectators: 6699 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cor Oorthuis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Yorrick Aukes might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abraham Borker. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yorrick Aukes ran back to his position shaking his head. When Balinge HC's Yorrick Aukes in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ajax AFC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 13th minute, Cor Oorthuis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Balinge HC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 20th minute, Yorrick Aukes made a precise shot to the right of Abraham Borker. Ajax AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Balinge HC's Yorrick Aukes got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Ajax AFC's zone, Cor Oorthuis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abraham Borker came out of the goal and Cor Oorthuis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Balinge HC's Cor Oorthuis got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yorrick Aukes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Abraham Borker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abraham Borker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cor Oorthuis in the 39th minute of play. Yorrick Aukes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Abraham Borker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abraham Borker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cor Oorthuis, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The audience was convinced that Yorrick Aukes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abraham Borker was relentless in the 49th minute of the game. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wim Sandstra to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Ajax AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wim Sandstra to maneuver through the defense. 59 minutes into the match, Yorrick Aukes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Abraham Borker, 0-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tonnie Redan during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 62 minutes into the game, one of Ajax AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 64th minute there was a penalty for Balinge HC. Bob Oosterbaan stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Abraham Borker. 0-4. Abraham Borker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cor Oorthuis in the 75th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 77th minute by Frederik Swerts got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Abraham Borker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cor Oorthuis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute Cor Oorthuis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abraham Borker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute, Cor Oorthuis fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Abraham Borker, passed just outside the right post. Cor Oorthuis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Abraham Borker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute Cor Oorthuis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abraham Borker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abraham Borker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cor Oorthuis, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Balinge HC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.