Minute Maid Park
Spectators: 8598 (Terracing: 6450,
Seating: 1977, VIP seats: 171) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcus Tuhuteru took the kick off in the first half of the match. Otto Zuidam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valio Tammisto, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdi Reis in the 7th minute of play forced Westenenk's goalkeeper Jaap van der Schans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddy van den Eede in the 9th minute of play forced Springplank FC's goalkeeper Otto Zuidam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Valio Tammisto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Otto Zuidam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 11 minutes Springplank FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eddy van den Eede who took care of the corner kick. Adolfo Luque kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, Westenenk's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Tuhuteru came free, but Jaap van der Schans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Valio Tammisto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Otto Zuidam, 1-0. Wieslaw Posadzki came free with the goalkeeper in the 26th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Otto Zuidam could save by the left post. Jaap van der Schans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnout Lembeck in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddy van den Eede in the 36th minute of play forced Springplank FC's goalkeeper Otto Zuidam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valio Tammisto in the 37th minute of play forced Springplank FC's goalkeeper Otto Zuidam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 38 played minutes Westenenk got a freekick which was hit by Japke Sturm. Springplank FC's Otto Zuidam proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Springplank FC from getting a goal against them. When Arnout Lembeck fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Springplank FC's protests and gave Arnout Lembeck a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th match minute, Springplank FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnout Lembeck to maneuver through the defense. Ferdi Reis hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.
The audience was convinced that Marcus Tuhuteru's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jaap van der Schans was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. Otto Zuidam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eddy van den Eede in the 52nd minute of the match. Jaap van der Schans stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcus Tuhuteru's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Marcus Tuhuteru's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 59thth minute, Jaap van der Schans skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 61st minute, Marcus Tuhuteru 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. 62 minutes into the match, Springplank FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eddy van den Eede came free, but Otto Zuidam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute Marcus Tuhuteru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaap van der Schans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Resulhan Özdoruk was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 65 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 64th minute of the game. One of Springplank FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Westenenk:s goal. Japke Sturm's late challenge caught a Springplank FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Japke Sturm helped the player get up and apologised. In the 69th minute, Japke Sturm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnout Lembeck could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Jaap van der Schans made a huge save. Marcus Tuhuteru could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Jaap van der Schans made a huge save. Marcus Tuhuteru had several of the Westenenk's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 74 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Jaap van der Schans as he didn't even see the shot coming. Springplank FC's Otto Zuidam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valio Tammisto in the 79th minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Arnout Lembeck 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. Arnout Lembeck could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Jaap van der Schans made a huge save. In the 88th minute Westenenk were awarded a corner. Eddy van den Eede went to the cornerflag to take it. Westenenk's Eddy van den Eede was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Otto Zuidam in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 89th minute Westenenk were awarded a corner. Eddy van den Eede went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Wieslaw Posadzki got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Otto Zuidam quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 93 minutes into the match, Westenenk's goalkeeper Jaap van der Schans had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arnout Lembeck. In the 95th minute, Valio Tammisto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Otto Zuidam was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1.
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