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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Floris Roelofsen got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, sparta rotterdam's goal looked a bit too open when Donny Bosstraeten came free, but Joep Haar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joep Haar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christijan Neijsen in the 5th minute of the match. Brasil Leihoek's Bjorn Zethof proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Brasil Leihoek from getting a goal against them. If Floris Roelofsen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Robin Reinhard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robin Reinhard got free with Bjorn Zethof in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ronny Oost's late challenge caught a sparta rotterdam's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ronny Oost helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Brasil Leihoek's Ronny Oost got a free kick in the 21st minute. If Robin Reinhard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rafael Duinhoven kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by sparta rotterdam's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Serge Ieberink was slow to take the kick. During this time Brasil Leihoek's players had a chance to rest. Joep Haar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donny Bosstraeten in the 34th minute of play. Floris Roelofsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Brasil Leihoek's Bjorn Zethof got control of the ball when Robin Reinhard tried to sneak it across the goal line. Brasil Leihoek's defense didn't have a chance, in the 38th minute, when Robin Reinhard scored to the left of an out of position Bjorn Zethof, making the score, 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

A collision led to Brasil Leihoek getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Klaas van der Valk hit a great ball. In the 54th minute of the match Joost Meinders shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bjorn Zethof showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 55th minute Floris Roelofsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bjorn Zethof saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brasil Leihoek's Bjorn Zethof played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Floris Roelofsen in the 58th minute of play. Floris Roelofsen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bjorn Zethof having to interfere. Joep Haar was a little too slow when Donny Bosstraeten got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 2-1. Bjorn Zethof showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Floris Roelofsen, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Brasil Leihoek's Bjorn Zethof played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Floris Roelofsen in the 75th minute of play. In the 77th minute sparta rotterdam were awarded a corner. Joost Meinders went to the cornerflag to take it. Brasil Leihoek's Bjorn Zethof played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Floris Roelofsen in the 79th minute of play. If Robin Reinhard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bjorn Zethof took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Floris Roelofsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. sparta rotterdam's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.