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Hof van Weena
Spectators: 8079 (Terracing: 6061, Seating: 1858, VIP seats: 160) An unexpectedly hard shot by Gooitzen Witting in the 5th minute of play forced Val's goalkeeper Gong Chao Chang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcel Sandbergen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iswadi Sujarwadi, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. After 9 played minutes Weena got a freekick which was hit by Izaak Onrust. After a defensive mix-up in Weena's zone, Iswadi Sujarwadi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcel Sandbergen came out of the goal and Iswadi Sujarwadi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 14 played minutes Val got a freekick which was hit by Dirk Ieberts. Gong Chao Chang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gertjan van Zwam in the 15th minute of the match. If Alfredo McGee had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th minute Iswadi Sujarwadi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Sandbergen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iswadi Sujarwadi in the 21st minute of play forced Weena's goalkeeper Marcel Sandbergen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Dirk Reinhard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute of the match, Jan Vennegoor got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gong Chao Chang was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Wesley Buckinx hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Gertjan van Zwam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute, Alfredo McGee ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcel Sandbergen was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After having played for 40 minutes, Iswadi Sujarwadi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Val's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iswadi Sujarwadi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Demy Baalman charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Demy Baalman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Weena's Demy Baalman got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 45th match minute, Val was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wesley Buckinx to maneuver through the defense. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Iswadi Sujarwadi to strike the kick off in the second half. If Alfredo McGee had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 54 played minutes Val got a freekick which was hit by Job van Dalfsen. Jan Vennegoor scored 1-1 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gong Chao Chang, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gooitzen Witting in the 61st minute of play forced Val's goalkeeper Gong Chao Chang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute, Dirk Ieberts hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gong Chao Chang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Vennegoor, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. When Wesley Buckinx fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Val's protests and gave Wesley Buckinx a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Val getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Wesley Buckinx hit a great ball. In the 70th minute of the match Gertjan van Zwam sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gong Chao Chang skillfully saved the ball. Gooitzen Witting sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Val getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Joeri Folkers hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Gooitzen Witting's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gong Chao Chang was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Chiel Zandberg during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Chiel Zandberg kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Gong Chao Chang didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gooitzen Witting went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. 89 minutes into the match, Dirk Reinhard notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Weena's Marcel Sandbergen. Marcel Sandbergen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpected shot in the 94th minute by Iswadi Sujarwadi got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Marcel Sandbergen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo McGee, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute.