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Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ronald Rijkaard kicked off to start the match. 12 minutes into the game, Roland Lambers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Arjen van der Schans was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Roland Lambers might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arjen van der Schans. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Roland Lambers ran back to his position shaking his head. Pim Stroeve sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arjen van der Schans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roland Lambers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Wieldrecht's Mark Pik got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Pim Stroeve received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Arjen van der Schans tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Coos de Freitas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Martien de Jong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Pim Stroeve ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arjen van der Schans was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. If Ronald Rijkaard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sjoerd Platvoet struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Martien de Jong didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wieldrecht. Sjoerd Platvoet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The wind increased when Roland Lambers made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, Wieldrecht was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mark Pik to maneuver through the defense. If Roland Lambers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Martien de Jong stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ronald Rijkaard's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. After 60 minutes, Julius Rinzema mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Steenoven and the Wieldrecht players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Steenoven getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Julius Rinzema hit a great ball. Sjoerd Platvoet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martien de Jong having to interfere. In the 74th match minute, Steenoven was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gert Lokin to maneuver through the defense. Roland Lambers might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arjen van der Schans. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Roland Lambers ran back to his position shaking his head. Pim Stroeve could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Arjen van der Schans made a huge save. The supporters of Wieldrecht booed when Steenoven was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julius Mulder didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sjoerd Platvoet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Martien de Jong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Steenoven's Martien de Jong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronald Rijkaard in the 94th minute of play. Arjen van der Schans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roland Lambers in the 96th minute of the match.