League Play-Off

Hanssum
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ricky van Zomeren got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Hanssum FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Billy Craandijk hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricky van Zomeren in the 4th minute of play forced Haar's goalkeeper Arie Meder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute Ricky van Zomeren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arie Meder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Billy Craandijk came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Hanssum FC 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 Billy Craandijk couldn't finish the play. Ricky van Zomeren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arie Meder having to interfere. Billy Craandijk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Arie Meder made a huge save. If Demy Cremers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 20 minutes, Hette Reinders managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Haar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hette Reinders was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gerard Kramer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Demy Cremers in the 22nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Hanssum FC's zone, Hans Wemers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerard Kramer came out of the goal and Hans Wemers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gerard Kramer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Demy Cremers's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Hette Reinders recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gerard Kramer didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hette Reinders went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Jacobus Saenen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th minute Karel Derksen suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Hans Wemers charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hans Wemers the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 41st minute, Hans Wemers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Billy Craandijk came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Hanssum FC 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 Billy Craandijk couldn't finish the play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Demy Cremers made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Hanssum FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Mark Heijen hit a great ball. A hard shot 53 in the game by Hette Reinders from a close distance when the talented Gerard Kramer managed to make a qualified save. Hanssum FC's players were relieved. Demy Cremers was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 61st minute. Haar's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Haar's Hette Reinders slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gerard Kramer. That made the score 0-2 after 62 minutes of play. If Demy Cremers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Hanssum FC's Gerard Kramer got control of the ball when Hette Reinders tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Hanssum FC's Gerard Kramer got control of the ball when Hette Reinders tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ricky van Zomeren hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. When Billy Craandijk came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Hanssum FC 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 Billy Craandijk couldn't finish the play. Ricky van Zomeren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arie Meder having to interfere. When Ricky van Zomeren fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hanssum FC's protests and gave Ricky van Zomeren a yellow card for diving instead. In the 88th match minute, Hanssum FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricky van Zomeren to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute Haar were awarded a corner. Klaas Meinders went to the cornerflag to take it. After 93 minutes of play, Haar's Hette Reinders made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gerard Kramer was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Hanssum FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Haar's performance. The match ended with a win for Haar.