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Topper Arena
Spectators: 7351 (Terracing: 5514, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 147) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Koen Themmen kicked off to start the match. Gilbert van Driest kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koen Themmen in the 16th minute of play forced Rood Geel's goalkeeper Toni van Rijswijk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Rood Geel's zone, Dirk Andriessen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Toni van Rijswijk came out of the goal and Dirk Andriessen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Toni van Rijswijk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dirk Andriessen, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. SC Heerenveen's Koen Themmen got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Gilbert van Driest was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 26 minutes had been played. Gilbert van Driest kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Gerjan Moermans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 33 minutes, Dirk Andriessen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Heerenveen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dirk Andriessen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Marco Theisens came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the SC Heerenveen fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marco Theisens couldn't finish the play. In the 36th minute, Erik Sturkenboom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dirk Andriessen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toni van Rijswijk having to interfere. After 40 minutes, Erik Sturkenboom mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rood Geel and the SC Heerenveen players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of SC Heerenveen booed when Rood Geel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erik Sturkenboom didn't get a good kick on the ball. Domenik Grol placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Mathias de Vries charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mathias de Vries the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mathias de Vries kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Dirk Andriessen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Toni van Rijswijk was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. The supporters of SC Heerenveen booed when Rood Geel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Allard Rolink didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dirk Andriessen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Rood Geel's zone, Heiko Ellerman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Toni van Rijswijk came out of the goal and Heiko Ellerman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jesse Suetens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mickael Teuws, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the match, Gerjan Moermans notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of SC Heerenveen's Jesse Suetens. Jesse Suetens was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marco Theisens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 83 minutes into the match, SC Heerenveen's Dirk Andriessen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Toni van Rijswijk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marco Theisens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Marco Theisens came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the SC Heerenveen fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marco Theisens couldn't finish the play. Gerjan Moermans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Heerenveen's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Rood Geel had won, even though SC Heerenveen had held more of the ball.