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Spectators: 10838 (Terracing: 8130, Seating: 2492, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 盛世 高文竞 started the match with the kick off. 盛世 高文竞 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Yorrick Zoethout made a huge save. 6 minutes into the match, SV Balverliefd's goalkeeper Yorrick Zoethout had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 盛世 高文竞. In the 9th minute, Jimmy Stenberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steven Homan in the 14th minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Ciccio Tacconi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciccio Tacconi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steven Homan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SV Balverliefd's Yorrick Zoethout proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save SV Balverliefd from getting a goal against them. Yorrick Zoethout made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 盛世 高文竞 in the 22nd minute of play. NFC Eagles 22's Ciccio Tacconi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steven Homan in the 33rd minute of play. Ciccio Tacconi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steven Homan in the 36th minute of play. 38 minutes into the game, Steven Homan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ciccio Tacconi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 41 minutes into the match, SV Balverliefd's goalkeeper Yorrick Zoethout had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 盛世 高文竞. After 43 minutes, Jaap Zuidam mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NFC Eagles 22 and the SV Balverliefd players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, NFC Eagles 22's Jaap Zuidam got a free kick in the 43rd minute. When Steven Homan came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the SV Balverliefd fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Steven Homan couldn't finish the play. After the first half SV Balverliefd were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Steven Homan to strike the kick off in the second half. Jaap Zuidam was shown his second yellow card after 53 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 54th minute, Jaap Zuidam hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, NFC Eagles 22's Ciccio Tacconi got control of the ball when Steven Homan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ted Jansen made in the 64th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by SV Balverliefd's Jimmy Stenberg. Ciccio Tacconi made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Steven Homan sent off a good shot on target. Ciccio Tacconi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Steven Homan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 69 minute of play. NFC Eagles 22 made a substitution. Martijn Klasens replaced Emil Houwing. The supporters of NFC Eagles 22 booed when SV Balverliefd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Steven Homan didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to SV Balverliefd getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Felix van As hit a great ball. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Ciccio Tacconi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.