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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After having played for 3 minutes, Henry Rijkaard managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fc Babalonia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henry Rijkaard was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Henry Rijkaard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joep Haar having to interfere. Henry Rijkaard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joep Haar having to interfere. Henry Rijkaard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Ruben Schreuder fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored sparta rotterdam's protests and gave Ruben Schreuder a yellow card for diving instead. In the 28th minute, Ruben Schreuder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jelmer Windmuller hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, sparta rotterdam's Ruben Schreuder got a free kick in the 31st minute. With 35 minutes on the clock, Rein Hoogsteen commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 35th minute of the game. One of Fc Babalonia:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of sparta rotterdam:s goal. Joost Meinders walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Ruben van Asseldonk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Joep Haar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ruben van Asseldonk was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Rafael Duinhoven hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruben van Asseldonk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giel Saarloos in the 57th minute of play forced sparta rotterdam's goalkeeper Joep Haar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Fc Babalonia getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Harris Saenen hit a great ball. The supporters of Fc Babalonia booed when sparta rotterdam was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Floris Roelofsen didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 64 minutes, Giel Saarloos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fc Babalonia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Giel Saarloos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Fc Babalonia getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Andreas Deitmers hit a great ball. Ruben van Asseldonk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Harris Saenen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Joep Haar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruben van Asseldonk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Joep Haar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jelmer Windmuller scored 2-0 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eurico Alagoano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andreas Deitmers during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 94 played minutes Fc Babalonia got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Deitmers. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Folkert Woudenberg during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 95 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Fc Babalonia! In the 97th minute there was a penalty for sparta rotterdam. Joost Meinders stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Eurico Alagoano. 3-0. Fc Babalonia's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because sparta rotterdam had won, even though Fc Babalonia had held more of the ball.