League Play-Off

Eind
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Fimel's Torsten Jonasson 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. Ab van der Aa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torsten Jonasson, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Egbert Stolte made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gerrit Mensing in the 11th minute. Ab van der Aa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jakub Kiwior, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. When Torsten Jonasson came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Fimel 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 Torsten Jonasson couldn't finish the play. In the 20th minute Jakub Kiwior shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ab van der Aa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Egbert Stolte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniël Arnolds, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 28th minute, Antoon Moes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Torsten Jonasson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ab van der Aa having to interfere. Antoon Moes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Gerrit Mensing managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eind Excelsior's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerrit Mensing was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Egbert Stolte breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Jakub Kiwior fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ab van der Aa having to interfere. When Dirk Jan Schattenberg came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Fimel 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 Dirk Jan Schattenberg couldn't finish the play. Torsten Jonasson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Egbert Stolte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniël Arnolds in the 57th minute of the match. After 58 minutes, Vanyo Pamukov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fimel and the Eind Excelsior players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Fimel getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Vanyo Pamukov hit a great ball. After 60 played minutes Eind Excelsior got a freekick which was hit by Elmar Smid. After having played for 62 minutes, Torsten Jonasson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fimel's supporters crossed their fingers, but Torsten Jonasson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Torsten Jonasson struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Ab van der Aa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fimel. When Alex Ranzijn came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Fimel 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 Alex Ranzijn couldn't finish the play. Torsten Jonasson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 72 minutes into the match, Daniël Arnolds had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Egbert Stolte. Fimel's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniël Arnolds was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 78th minute, Jakub Kiwior reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ab van der Aa. The goal made the score 2-1. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Eind Excelsior's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jan de Jong was slow to take the kick. During this time Fimel's players had a chance to rest. In the 87th minute, Jakub Kiwior got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Torsten Jonasson came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Fimel 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 Torsten Jonasson couldn't finish the play. Jan de Jong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ab van der Aa having to interfere.