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Landvoort
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Martien Ronde started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martien Ronde in the 4th minute of play forced AFC Ajax Amsterdam's goalkeeper Thomas Meier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, AFC Ajax Amsterdam's Edgard Castelen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Philip Oss narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 14 played minutes Landvoort got a freekick which was hit by Martin van Asseldonk. Philip Oss took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Savenije, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edgard Castelen charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgard Castelen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Edgard Castelen hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Landvoort's Martin van Asseldonk slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Thomas Meier. That made the score 1-0 after 24 minutes of play. Ernst van Veldhuizen charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ernst van Veldhuizen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ernst van Veldhuizen hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Landvoort's Philip Oss played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuri Sturkenboom in the 28th minute of play. Remco Rooy scored 2-0 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thomas Meier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gooitzen van der Leegte in the 37th minute of play forced Landvoort's goalkeeper Philip Oss to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Savenije in the 38th minute of play forced Landvoort's goalkeeper Philip Oss to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yuri Sturkenboom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Philip Oss tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 45 minutes into the match, AFC Ajax Amsterdam's goal looked a bit too open when Martin van Asseldonk came free, but Thomas Meier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jan Savenije stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, AFC Ajax Amsterdam's Jan Savenije nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Philip Oss made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The supporters of AFC Ajax Amsterdam booed when Landvoort was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin van Asseldonk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Philip Oss didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 59th minute, which inside left pole to 2-2. In the 63rd minute Martin van Asseldonk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Meier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC Ajax Amsterdam's Thomas Meier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin van Asseldonk in the 64th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Nico-Jan van den Berg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thomas Meier was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. After 72 played minutes AFC Ajax Amsterdam got a freekick which was hit by Edgard Castelen. 79 minutes into the match, Remco Rooy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thomas Meier. AFC Ajax Amsterdam's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Remco Rooy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. After a rather tough play, AFC Ajax Amsterdam's Jan Savenije got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute of the match Martien Ronde sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thomas Meier skillfully saved the ball. Jan Savenije blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Philip Oss having to make a save. Jan Savenije scored 5-3 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Philip Oss, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 91st minute Jan Savenije shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Philip Oss saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, AFC Ajax Amsterdam's goal looked a bit too open when Remco Rooy came free, but Thomas Meier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Landvoort had won after a very even match.