Almere took a 2-0 lead in the second inning, but failed to add more runs. Ricardo Miranda and Giovanni Samboe opened with singles and Frank van Leeuwen was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Miranda then scored the opening run when RCH-pitcher Al Morales Gomez walked Daniël Zijdeveld. Next, Samboe was forced out a the plate on a grounder by Jeffrey de Vrieze, but then Van Leeuwen scored on a grounder by Wesley Bernardus. The bases were re-loaded when Niels de Lugt walked, but Almere left the three runners behind when Bart Gabriëls struckout.

In the third, a run was added. Jurriaan Korff led off with a single and moved to third on a double by Ricardo Miranda. With one out, a throwing error was made on a grounder by Frank van Leeuwen, enabling Korff to score.

In the home fifth, RCH-Pinguïns suddenly came back and cut the lead to 3-2. With two outs, Almere-starter Patrick de Lange gave up a double to Derrick Francisca, who then stole third and scored on a throwing error. De Lange then walked Maarten Hordijk, who stole second and scored on a double by Robbert Vogel. A single by Ramses Meering followed, but then De Lange struckout Maarten Bos to end the inning.

Almere added an insurance run in the sixth when Wesley Bernardus walked and went on to score on a 2-out single by Ricardo Miranda, who was 3-for-5.
RCH was unable to add more runs. In the seventh, Kevin Roovers took over for Patrick de Lange with runners on first and second and two outs and retired seven batters in a row. Michiel van Kampen pitched the last innings, gave up two singles with two outs, but ended the game with a strikeout.
Line Score & Box Score
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Game One. (September 24)
Game Two. (September 25)

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