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Kerkbuurt Sportpark
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) Bertus Degenkamp scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rogier van Zaanen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rogier van Zaanen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Hendrik Westerhof in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Ben Wiersma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute, Jan Hendrik Westerhof 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. Billy Hovenkamp's late challenge caught a מכבי אלי נתניה's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Billy Hovenkamp helped the player get up and apologised. In the 12th minute, Billy Hovenkamp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jan Hendrik Westerhof fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rogier van Zaanen having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Daalmeyer in the 18th minute of play forced מכבי אלי נתניה's goalkeeper Laurens Hegeman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bertus Degenkamp hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Kerkbuurt HC's zone, Jan Hendrik Westerhof stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rogier van Zaanen came out of the goal and Jan Hendrik Westerhof tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rogier van Zaanen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bertus Degenkamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 27th minute, Billy Hovenkamp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. מכבי אלי נתניה's Laurens Hegeman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Daalmeyer in the 30th minute of play. If Antoon Collen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Jan Hendrik Westerhof managed to get in a good position for a shot. מכבי אלי נתניה's supporters rose to their feet, but Jan Hendrik Westerhof was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rogier van Zaanen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Billy Hovenkamp was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 36 minutes had been played. After 37 played minutes Kerkbuurt HC got a freekick which was hit by Billy Hovenkamp. Rogier van Zaanen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antoon Collen in the 44th minute of play. Antoon Collen took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rogier van Zaanen. Rogier van Zaanen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

With his leg Rogier van Zaanen managed to avoid a goal in the 52ndth minute, when מכבי אלי נתניה's Jan Hendrik Westerhof fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Antoon Collen struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Rogier van Zaanen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for מכבי אלי נתניה. Bertus Degenkamp took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rogier van Zaanen. Rogier van Zaanen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. If Roger van den Bergh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 63 minutes into the match, מכבי אלי נתניה's goal looked a bit too open when Roger van den Bergh came free, but Laurens Hegeman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roger van den Bergh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laurens Hegeman having to interfere. Bertus Degenkamp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Rogier van Zaanen made a huge save. When מכבי אלי נתניה's Jan Hendrik Westerhof in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kerkbuurt HC's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 72 minutes, Jan Hendrik Westerhof managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. מכבי אלי נתניה's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jan Hendrik Westerhof was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 77th minute, Dave Schaeffer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Kerkbuurt HC's zone, Jan Hendrik Westerhof stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rogier van Zaanen came out of the goal and Jan Hendrik Westerhof tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Laurens Hegeman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roger van den Bergh in the 81st minute of the match. Bertus Degenkamp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Rogier van Zaanen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roger van den Bergh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laurens Hegeman having to interfere. With an all-out effort, מכבי אלי נתניה's Rogier van Zaanen threw himself towards the right post 89 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jan Hendrik Westerhof, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 95th minute Roger van den Bergh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurens Hegeman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. מכבי אלי נתניה's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.