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Veldje aan de Zaan
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ryan Plaggenborg took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes Wezep United got a freekick which was hit by Tjeerd Hofsteenge. Ryan Plaggenborg struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Japke Roorda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sporting Zaandam. In the 5th minute, Ryan Plaggenborg 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. Japke Roorda made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Berry Boon sent off a good shot on target. Japke Roorda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryan Plaggenborg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Klaus Haar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Rob Ridder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Demy Zijden during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Wezep United booed when Sporting Zaandam was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Demy Zijden didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 22nd minute, Mathieu Meindert sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Sporting Zaandam's Rob Ridder didn't even have to move. 29 minutes into the match, Klaus Haar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rob Ridder. Sporting Zaandam's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Klaus Haar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The audience was convinced that Klaus Haar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rob Ridder was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. If Kenneth Plagge had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Wezep United's Pepijn van der Tol got a free kick in the 36th minute. When Hubert de Boer fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wezep United's protests and gave Hubert de Boer a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Wezep United's Hubert de Boer got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The Sporting Zaandam players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Wezep United were winning 0-1.

Kenneth Plagge sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd minute, Klaus Haar 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. Kenneth Plagge recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 71 minutes into the game, Gregor Bodde was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting Zaandam's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wezep United the free kick. After a rather tough play, Sporting Zaandam's Gregor Bodde got a free kick in the 71st minute. Mathieu Meindert shot from long distance in the 72nd minute, but Rob Ridder was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Japke Roorda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryan Plaggenborg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd match minute, Wezep United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pepijn van der Tol to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute Ryan Plaggenborg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Japke Roorda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Japke Roorda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Berry Boon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mathieu Meindert's late challenge caught a Sporting Zaandam's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mathieu Meindert helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Wezep United fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! In the 94th minute there was a penalty for Sporting Zaandam. Jacob van den Eede stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Japke Roorda. 1-1.