League Play-Off

Demmershoek Sportvel
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Taco Aalst got the match started through his kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Co Polak kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nathan van Ankeren. That made the score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. Theo Lamey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 11 minutes of play, Crixhoek's Taco Aalst made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mitchell Melker was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Taco Aalst had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Theo Lamey might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mitchell Melker. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Theo Lamey ran back to his position shaking his head. Taco Aalst received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Mitchell Melker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Crixhoek booed when Queen Eertje United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Japke Opdam didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mitchell Melker didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Crixhoek's Taco Aalst shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Mitchell Melker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Theo Lamey in the 26th minute of play. The supporters of Crixhoek booed when Queen Eertje United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Co Polak didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th minute, Queen Eertje United's Japke Opdam seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Japke Opdam the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Queen Eertje United protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Japke Opdam had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 33rd minute, one of Queen Eertje United:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Queen Eertje United. Theo Lamey struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Mitchell Melker didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crixhoek. In the 39th minute Taco Aalst shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mitchell Melker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute Theo Lamey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mitchell Melker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Theo Lamey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th minute, Kees van der Woude hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Queen Eertje United defense, Theo Lamey kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mitchell Melker. The Queen Eertje United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mitchell Melker should have stopped the shot. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mark Weinands to make the kick off. Theo Lamey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Theo Lamey recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 65 minutes into the game, Taco Aalst recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Mitchell Melker. Taco Aalst showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. After 75 played minutes Taco Aalst rounded Queen Eertje United's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-5. Theo Lamey struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Mitchell Melker didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crixhoek. Mitchell Melker made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Theo Lamey sent off a good shot on target. Theo Berends kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Theo Lamey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mitchell Melker having to interfere. After 88 played minutes Crixhoek got a freekick which was hit by Theo Lamey. The supporters of Queen Eertje United booed when Crixhoek was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Coenraad Borg didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Mark Weinands came up free with the goalie in the 100th minute, the Queen Eertje United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mark Weinands couldn't finish the play.