League Play-Off

THE CHAMPIONS ARENA
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jurre Beukenkamp got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Thomas van Dijk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Klaas Jan Kramer from long distance, 6 minutes into the match, got Rolf Kimman's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Rolf Kimman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrea Di Tullio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Bolli Bompastor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rolf Kimman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrea Di Tullio in the 13th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Rietven HC's goal looked a bit too open when Andrea Di Tullio came free, but Rolf Kimman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jurre Beukenkamp in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gigi Donnarumma saved afc champs from getting behind. In the 21st minute Andrea Di Tullio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rolf Kimman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 29 minutes of play, afc champs's Andrea Di Tullio made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rolf Kimman was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Bolli Bompastor in the 35th minute of play forced Rietven HC's goalkeeper Rolf Kimman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Rietven HC's zone, Jochem Wijnands stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rolf Kimman came out of the goal and Jochem Wijnands tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 38th match minute, afc champs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrea Di Tullio to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the game, Andrea Di Tullio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Rolf Kimman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rolf Kimman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bolli Bompastor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Bolli Bompastor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Witalis Blicharz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rolf Kimman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. In the 59th match minute, afc champs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jochem Wijnands to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute, Jochem Wijnands hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Damien Struik was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 69 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Rietven HC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 69th minute. Penalty! In the 71st minute there was a penalty for afc champs. Klaas Jan Kramer stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Rolf Kimman. 4-0. 84 minutes into the match, Andrea Di Tullio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rolf Kimman. Rietven HC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrea Di Tullio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. After some careless play in the Rietven HC defense, Jochem Wijnands kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rolf Kimman. The Rietven HC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rolf Kimman should have stopped the shot. In the 94th match minute, Rietven HC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomas Zwart to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Rietven HC's zone, Bolli Bompastor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rolf Kimman came out of the goal and Bolli Bompastor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 98th minute, Witalis Blicharz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The afc champs fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0.