League Play-Off

Tibma Stadion
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Teo Meppelink made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd match minute, Tibma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Sein to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute, Teo Meppelink left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Holtenbroek fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Tibma's Marick Bartels slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Erwin Ricksen. That made the score 1-1 after 19 minutes of play. After 22 minutes, Robert-Jan Zijlstra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Holtenbroek and the Tibma players grew even worse after the yellow card. Robert-Jan Zijlstra hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the game, Marick Bartels cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Erwin Ricksen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 31 minutes into the match, Tibma's Marick Bartels sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Erwin Ricksen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 44th minute of the match, Eusebiu Miulescu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Erwin Ricksen saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eusebiu Miulescu made a kick off. Erwin Ricksen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marick Bartels, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 61stth minute of the game Eusebiu Miulescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Holtenbroek's Erwin Ricksen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Eusebiu Miulescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 68 played minutes Holtenbroek got a freekick which was hit by Bert Karelse. After a rather tough play, Holtenbroek's Teo Meppelink got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Angelo Sein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Erwin Ricksen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Holtenbroek booed when Tibma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Sein didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st minute Marick Bartels shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erwin Ricksen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Marick Bartels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eusebiu Miulescu in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erwin Ricksen saved Holtenbroek from getting behind. Erwin Ricksen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marick Bartels in the 87th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, Giovanni Talsma notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Tibma's Zé Roberto Cardoso. Zé Roberto Cardoso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Guus van Dongen's late challenge caught a Holtenbroek's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guus van Dongen helped the player get up and apologised. After 94 played minutes Tibma got a freekick which was hit by Guus van Dongen. After a rather tough play, Tibma's Mårten Kullgren got a free kick in the 95th minute.