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Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1480, VIP seats: 20) When Thomas Zalm fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN's protests and gave Thomas Zalm a yellow card for diving instead. SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN's Edward Klaassen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN from getting a goal against them. Thomas Zalm was shown his second yellow card after 9 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Timoteo Manilan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Edward Klaassen. That made the score 1-0 in the 18 minute of play. Ralf Kremer hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Edward Klaassen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timoteo Manilan in the 25th minute of the match. In the 26th minute Timoteo Manilan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edward Klaassen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN's Edward Klaassen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arjan Spanjer in the 29th minute of play. Tom Sibon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Kristof de Zaaijer hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Hans Niekamp managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN's supporters rose to their feet, but Hans Niekamp was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jan Rein Driel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 44 minutes into the match, SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN's goal looked a bit too open when Timoteo Manilan came free, but Edward Klaassen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th match minute, De tulpen SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arjan Spanjer to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Timoteo Manilan made the kick off in the second half. Edward Klaassen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timoteo Manilan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of De tulpen SC booed when SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kristof Kamps didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Timoteo Manilan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edward Klaassen was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Edward Klaassen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timoteo Manilan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edward Klaassen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Timoteo Manilan's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. In the 56th match minute, De tulpen SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herman Otten to maneuver through the defense. Edward Klaassen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arjan Spanjer, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. De tulpen SC's Jan Rein Driel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save De tulpen SC from getting a goal against them. After 73 minutes, Timoteo Manilan made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN's Edward Klaassen tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, De tulpen SC's Ralf Kremer got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 84th minute, SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN's Marco Langenbach dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. If Timoteo Manilan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to De tulpen SC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Hans Buskes hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Harm van Zomeren put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Edward Klaassen. Maurice Snijders charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maurice Snijders the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 94th match minute, SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maurice Snijders to maneuver through the defense. De tulpen SC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.