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Neverland
Spectators: 8060 (Terracing: 6046, Seating: 1854, VIP seats: 160) Laak Eendracht's Arjen van der Valk started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Joost van der Aa in the 4th minute of play forced Laak Eendracht's goalkeeper Gio Theissen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Arjen van der Valk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gio Theissen came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by De hijgende Hertjes's Freek Pinksteren. But to his dismay, Freek Pinksteren quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Steen Müür took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arjen van der Valk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Steen Müür didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arjen van der Valk went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Han Kostermans kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Gio Theissen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan-Joost van der Aa in the 21st minute. Jan-Joost van der Aa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Gio Theissen made a huge save. If Jan-Joost van der Aa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Freek Pinksteren took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Gio Theissen to make any attempt to save it. After a defensive mix-up in Laak Eendracht's zone, Marcel Lammers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gio Theissen came out of the goal and Marcel Lammers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Emre Çalkın had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Steen Müür took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emre Çalkın, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th match minute, De hijgende Hertjes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerwin Pilage to maneuver through the defense. Gio Theissen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan-Joost van der Aa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Govert Westerink charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Govert Westerink the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd match minute, Laak Eendracht was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Govert Westerink to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute Freek Pinksteren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gio Theissen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. De hijgende Hertjes's Steen Müür played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taco Koeling in the 68th minute of play. 69 minutes into the game, Arjen van der Valk cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Steen Müür was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Steen Müür was a little too slow when Emre Çalkın got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 3-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Govert Westerink got free with Steen Müür in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 84th match minute, De hijgende Hertjes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Han Kostermans to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute of the match, Arjen van der Valk got a very nice opportunity to score, but Steen Müür was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 88 played minutes De hijgende Hertjes got a freekick which was hit by Geert Fokkelman. Govert Westerink, 89 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Leendert Zuurman lost his temper 91 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The supporters of Laak Eendracht booed when De hijgende Hertjes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leendert Zuurman didn't get a good kick on the ball. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.