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Sluijter stadion
Spectators: 1837 (Terracing: 0, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 147) Poppe's Jean-Paul Holthuis 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Nigel Bunt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Poppe's supporters rose to their feet, but Nigel Bunt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pascall Bijl breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Jean-Paul Holthuis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Poppe's supporters rose to their feet, but Jean-Paul Holthuis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pascall Bijl breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Peter Hindriks hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Nigel Bunt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pascall Bijl having to make a save. After 16 minutes, Hendrik-Jan van Basten mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Groenlanden and the Poppe players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 17th minute, Peter Hindriks hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute, Jean-Paul Holthuis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Peter Hindriks hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Ronny Hassel hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 35th minute Domenik Stubbe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norbert Jaroch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Jean-Paul Holthuis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Poppe's supporters rose to their feet, but Jean-Paul Holthuis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pascall Bijl breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Poppe's Ronny Hassel got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Norbert Jaroch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domenik Stubbe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Frederik de Backer to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Poppe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bob Drok to maneuver through the defense. Norbert Jaroch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernest van Nistelrooij in the 55th minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, Ernest van Nistelrooij had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Norbert Jaroch. Poppe's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ernest van Nistelrooij was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Poppe's Norbert Jaroch proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Poppe from getting a goal against them. After having played for 69 minutes, Ronny Hassel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Poppe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ronny Hassel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 74 minutes into the match, Frederik de Backer dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Norbert Jaroch, 3-2. 78 minutes into the game, Groenlanden's Ernest van Nistelrooij nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Norbert Jaroch made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. Jean-Paul Holthuis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pascall Bijl having to interfere. Jean-Paul Holthuis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pascall Bijl read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Groenlanden's zone, Ronny Hassel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pascall Bijl came out of the goal and Ronny Hassel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jean-Paul Holthuis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Pascall Bijl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Poppe's Norbert Jaroch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frederik de Backer in the 92nd minute of play. Tonnie Bas charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tonnie Bas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th match minute, Groenlanden was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tonnie Bas to maneuver through the defense.