League Play-Off

Cambuur Stadion
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN's Marco Langenbach started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the game, Christiaan Vrieling was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Brouwershoek FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN the free kick. In the 5th match minute, Brouwershoek FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christiaan Vrieling to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN's Tom Sibon slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Peter Schirring. That made the score 1-0 after 6 minutes of play. 9 minutes into the game, Henk Bartele was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brouwershoek FC the free kick. The supporters of Brouwershoek FC booed when SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henk Bartele didn't get a good kick on the ball. 15 minutes into the match, SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN's goal looked a bit too open when Lukas Wessel came free, but Edward Klaassen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Peter Schirring showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tom Sibon in the 17th minute of the match. Hans-Cees Struik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peter Schirring having to interfere. Arno Fokkens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edward Klaassen having to interfere. In the 23rd minute, Ernest Timmerman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brouwershoek FC's Peter Schirring played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tom Sibon in the 26th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hans-Cees Struik got free with Peter Schirring in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Brouwershoek FC's Peter Schirring got control of the ball when Kristof Kamps tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hans-Cees Struik got free with Peter Schirring in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 41st match minute, SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kristof Kamps to maneuver through the defense. Tom Sibon struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Peter Schirring didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

In the 53rd minute Tom Sibon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peter Schirring saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hans-Cees Struik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 62 minutes, Arno Fokkens mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Brouwershoek FC and the SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN players grew even worse after the yellow card. Arno Fokkens kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN's Hans-Cees Struik got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tim Stout hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Brouwershoek FC defense, Hans-Cees Struik kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Peter Schirring. The Brouwershoek FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Peter Schirring should have stopped the shot. Edward Klaassen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christiaan Vrieling in the 75th minute. When Hans-Cees Struik came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN 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 Hans-Cees Struik couldn't finish the play. SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN's Hans-Cees Struik got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 88th minute, Dave Tanis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Peter Schirring showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tom Sibon in the 91st minute of the match. After having played for 94 minutes, Hans-Cees Struik managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC CAMBUUR LEEUWARDEN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hans-Cees Struik was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.