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Hessem Sportpark
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robert-Jan Pragt read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Meindert de Haan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Bert Zon, 1-0. Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Robert-Jan Pragt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 17 minutes into the match, Hessem V.V.'s goal looked a bit too open when Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch came free, but Robert-Jan Pragt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch in the 20th minute of play forced Hessem V.V.'s goalkeeper Robert-Jan Pragt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch in the 22nd minute of play forced Hessem V.V.'s goalkeeper Robert-Jan Pragt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the game, Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Robert-Jan Pragt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 31 minutes into the match, Kristof Tieman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bert Zon. Bedum Bulls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kristof Tieman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 34 minutes into the match, Bedum Bulls's Jan Wiersma sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Robert-Jan Pragt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With an all-out effort, Hessem V.V.'s Bert Zon threw himself towards the right post 36 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Michel Kik, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gerard Zeydeveld charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gerard Zeydeveld the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch succeeded in the game's 44th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-2. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Robert-Jan Pragt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Wiersma in the 58th minute of play. Robert-Jan Pragt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. 66 minutes into the match, Karsten Veldman notched a goal, 3-4, to the right of Bedum Bulls's Bert Zon. Bert Zon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel Kik in the 75th minute of play forced Bedum Bulls's goalkeeper Bert Zon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Robert-Jan Pragt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Robert-Jan Pragt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch in the 89th minute of play. Robert-Jan Pragt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Wiersma in the 92nd minute of the match. Gerard Zeydeveld took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 96th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bert Zon. Bedum Bulls's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.