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Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) With a little luck, AZURDUY F.C.'s Raul Santxol got control of the ball when Mickael Rutgers tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, De Kasteelheren's Teun Otten got a free kick in the 6th minute. Raul Santxol made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Mickael Rutgers sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as De Kasteelheren's Olof Rijaard slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Raul Santxol. That made the score 1-0 after 14 minutes of play. After 17 minutes, Erwin Lanting mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the De Kasteelheren and the AZURDUY F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of AZURDUY F.C. booed when De Kasteelheren was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erwin Lanting didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 22nd minute, Olof Rijaard 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. The supporters of AZURDUY F.C. booed when De Kasteelheren was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adriaan Bulder didn't get a good kick on the ball. Raul Santxol made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mickael Rutgers in the 36th minute. The supporters of De Kasteelheren booed when AZURDUY F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Gamus didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 39 played minutes De Kasteelheren got a freekick which was hit by Teun Otten. Raul Santxol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nathan Wermans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mickael Rutgers was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, De Kasteelheren's Gerben Raatjes got control of the ball when Cipriano Chuan tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 62 minutes, Cipriano Chuan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AZURDUY F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Cipriano Chuan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, De Kasteelheren's Adriaan Bulder got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute, Amador Hitzeder 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. After 68 played minutes AZURDUY F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Urbano Beliran. Raul Santxol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olof Rijaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd match minute, De Kasteelheren was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erwin Lanting to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th match minute, De Kasteelheren was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remond Zijden to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, De Kasteelheren's Teun Otten got a free kick in the 79th minute. With a little luck, De Kasteelheren's Gerben Raatjes got control of the ball when Cipriano Chuan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Raul Santxol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erwin Lanting, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After 83 minutes AZURDUY F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mickael Rutgers who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on De Kasteelheren's corner Mickael Rutgers fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Raul Santxol quite easily take care of the ball. In the 85th minute, Olof Rijaard 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. Gerben Raatjes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogelio Gombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gerben Raatjes was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Rogelio Gombal capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rogelio Gombal really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. In the 92nd match minute, De Kasteelheren was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olof Rijaard to maneuver through the defense. De Kasteelheren were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of AZURDUY F.C. for a fine match.