League Play-Off

Bunt
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Giovanni Schaars made the kick off which started today's match. Ruud Colen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roel Baars, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpected shot in the 7th minute by Ricky Bulder got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Mark Dorenbosch made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Ricky Ruiter sent off a good shot on target. Dirk-Jan Temen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricky Ruiter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mark Dorenbosch having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Laarakkers's goal looked a bit too open when Dirk-Jan Temen came free, but Mark Dorenbosch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giovanni Schaars could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Mark Dorenbosch made a huge save. Mark Dorenbosch made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giovanni Schaars in the 29th minute. Ralph Robbermond received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Mark Dorenbosch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 32 minutes into the match, GYM's Dirk-Jan Temen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mark Dorenbosch narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Giovanni Schaars who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 33rdth minute tested the skills of Mark Dorenbosch when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A hard shot 34 in the game by Ricky Ruiter from a close distance when the talented Mark Dorenbosch managed to make a qualified save. Laarakkers's players were relieved. 36 minutes into the match, Laarakkers's goalkeeper Mark Dorenbosch had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ralph Robbermond. Ricky Ruiter blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mark Dorenbosch having to make a save. When Dirk-Jan Temen came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the GYM 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 Temen couldn't finish the play. Ralph Robbermond could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Mark Dorenbosch made a huge save. Ralph Robbermond sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Brain Veenema was the one to do the kick off. Stefan Baalen's late challenge caught a Laarakkers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stefan Baalen helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brain Borgman in the 53rd minute of play forced GYM's goalkeeper Ruud Colen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dirk-Jan Temen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Mark Dorenbosch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teo Hoekstra kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 58th minute, Ricky Bulder ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mark Dorenbosch was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After having played for 61 minutes, Brain Veenema managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Laarakkers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Brain Veenema was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mark Dorenbosch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giovanni Schaars in the 67th minute of play. In the 69th minute Giovanni Schaars shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mark Dorenbosch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ralph Robbermond 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. Mark Dorenbosch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dirk-Jan Temen in the 72nd minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Laarakkers's goal looked a bit too open when Giovanni Schaars came free, but Mark Dorenbosch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ralph Robbermond sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ralph Robbermond had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of GYM booed when Laarakkers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lennart Hesp didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ralph Robbermond in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mark Dorenbosch saved Laarakkers from getting behind. Mark Dorenbosch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovanni Schaars, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ralph Robbermond sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 88 minutes, Ralph Robbermond managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GYM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ralph Robbermond was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 89 minutes into the match, Giovanni Schaars had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mark Dorenbosch. Laarakkers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Giovanni Schaars was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Mark Dorenbosch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricky Bulder, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. GYM's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.