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Eldersloo Sportveld
Spectators: 7848 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rick Trip started the match with the kick off. Eldersloo's Jelle Meulman got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Christoffer Valberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Lennart Zomer made a huge save. Lennart Zomer was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Emilian Pantilimon capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Emilian Pantilimon really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Ryan Heida charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ryan Heida the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Eldersloo booed when Colmschate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ryan Heida didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th match minute, Colmschate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilco Bosstraeten to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Eldersloo's Christoffer Valberg tried to score from far away in the 12th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Eldersloo's Emil van Amersfoort played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rick Trip in the 15th minute of play. Emil van Amersfoort showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Folker Gerrits in the 18th minute of the match. A hard shot 21 in the game by Emilian Pantilimon from a close distance when the talented Lennart Zomer managed to make a qualified save. Colmschate's players were relieved. In the 24th match minute, Eldersloo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cezary Fujarczuk to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christoffer Valberg in the 27th minute of play forced Colmschate's goalkeeper Lennart Zomer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christoffer Valberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emilian Pantilimon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Lennart Zomer made a huge save. Lennart Zomer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christoffer Valberg in the 42nd minute. If Rick Trip had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emilian Pantilimon made a kick off. Folker Gerrits could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Emil van Amersfoort made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Folker Gerrits got free with Emil van Amersfoort in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Rick Trip kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Emil van Amersfoort. That made the score 3-1 in the 60 minute of play. Emil van Amersfoort showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rick Trip, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Lennart Zomer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emilian Pantilimon's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Colmschate's goal looked a bit too open when Christoffer Valberg came free, but Lennart Zomer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florian Roodenburg was shown his second yellow card after 68 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 69th match minute, Colmschate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florian Roodenburg to maneuver through the defense. After 73 minutes, Dries Kuijpers mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Colmschate and the Eldersloo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 73 played minutes Colmschate got a freekick which was hit by Dries Kuijpers. Lennart Zomer didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emilian Pantilimon went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Eldersloo's Emil van Amersfoort got control of the ball when Folker Gerrits tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 85th minute Colmschate were awarded a corner. Coenraad Appel went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Colmschate's Coenraad Appel to fire away a dangerous shot which Emil van Amersfoort despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Frits Blaauwgeers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Lennart Zomer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Emilian Pantilimon made a precise shot to the right of Lennart Zomer. Colmschate's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. Frits Blaauwgeers kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. When the referee ended the match the Eldersloo players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.