League Play-Off

Nieuwdam Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The attack was good, but when Harrie Kest in the 9th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 11th minute, Harrie Kest fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Thobias Van den Driesch, passed just outside the right post. 14 minutes into the match, Vrede's goal looked a bit too open when Harrie Kest came free, but Thobias Van den Driesch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Vrede booed when Nieuwdam was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jilian Terhorst didn't get a good kick on the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Matty Vincx had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Michael Volders. Nieuwdam's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Matty Vincx was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Timmy Deflandre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Thijs Ablij had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Nieuwdam getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Octavian Van Der Meren hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Nieuwdam's Octavian Van Der Meren got a free kick in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timmy Deflandre in the 35th minute of play forced Nieuwdam's goalkeeper Michael Volders to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Harrie Kest received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Thobias Van den Driesch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 41st minute, Vrede's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Thijs Ablij fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The supporters of Nieuwdam booed when Vrede was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernard Van Cleijnenbreugel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Harrie Kest recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matty Vincx to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Nieuwdam's goalkeeper Michael Volders had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Timmy Deflandre. In the 55th match minute, Vrede was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frederic Lenoir to maneuver through the defense. Thobias Van den Driesch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thijs Ablij, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the match, Timmy Deflandre notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Nieuwdam's Michael Volders. Michael Volders was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 72 minutes into the match, Harrie Kest notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Vrede's Thobias Van den Driesch. Thobias Van den Driesch was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 76 minutes into the game, Matty Vincx cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Michael Volders was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Michael Volders made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matty Vincx in the 79th minute. After 80 minutes, Dominik Verduin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vrede and the Nieuwdam players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 81st match minute, Vrede was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dominik Verduin to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Thijs Ablij managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nieuwdam's supporters rose to their feet, but Thijs Ablij was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thobias Van den Driesch breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Matty Vincx's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michael Volders was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Octavian Van Der Meren's late challenge caught a Vrede's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Octavian Van Der Meren helped the player get up and apologised. Octavian Van Der Meren hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Thijs Ablij sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.