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Underdogs Arena
Spectators: 10841 (Terracing: 8132, Seating: 2493, VIP seats: 216) Dan Kjellman made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience was convinced that Dolf Schoonderwoerd's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maurício Bomba was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. The Underdogs's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ed Palsma in the 13th minute. After taking down the ball on The Underdogs's corner Ed Palsma fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Maurício Bomba quite easily take care of the ball. Dolf Schoonderwoerd might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maurício Bomba. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dolf Schoonderwoerd ran back to his position shaking his head. 16 minutes into the match, FC Bal op het Dak's goalkeeper Maurício Bomba had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dolf Schoonderwoerd. Jan Wessel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Kjellman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dan Kjellman might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jan Wessel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dan Kjellman ran back to his position shaking his head. Jan Wessel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dan Kjellman, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dolf Schoonderwoerd in the 21st minute of play forced FC Bal op het Dak's goalkeeper Maurício Bomba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 25 minutes, André Luiz Linares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Underdogs and the FC Bal op het Dak players grew even worse after the yellow card. André Luiz Linares hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. FC Bal op het Dak's Joop Meder managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by André Luiz Linares in the 27 minute of the game. In the 29th minute, The Underdogs's Dolf Schoonderwoerd ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Maurício Bomba. Maurício Bomba yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 34thth minute of the game Dan Kjellman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Underdogs's Jan Wessel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dan Kjellman in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jan Wessel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 37thth minute of the game Dan Kjellman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Underdogs's Jan Wessel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. FC Bal op het Dak's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marick Brunt in the 38th minute. The corner led FC Bal op het Dak's Aristides Gombal to fire away a dangerous shot which Jan Wessel despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Joop Meder charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joop Meder the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th match minute, FC Bal op het Dak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joop Meder to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Dolf Schoonderwoerd made the kick off in the second half. Joop Meder made in the 53rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Marick Brunt. 54 minutes into the game, André Luiz Linares threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Bal op het Dak's Joop Meder quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. FC Bal op het Dak made a substitution. Nico Hagenouw replaced Válbson Almeida. Maurício Bomba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Piearres Olalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 75 played minutes The Underdogs got a freekick which was hit by Piearres Olalla. In the 78th minute Piearres Olalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maurício Bomba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Underdogs's attentive Riemer Fries managed to snatch the ball when Cobus Harding made a throw-in in the 81st minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dolf Schoonderwoerd in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maurício Bomba prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the FC Bal op het Dak players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.