League Play-Off

Nieuwerhoek
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Douwe Jacobs made the kick off which started today's match. Adriaan Lans kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Jacco de Cock charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jacco de Cock the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Tonnie de Visscher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 13 minutes into the match, Nieuwerhoek RKSV's goal looked a bit too open when Timo Zeegelaar came free, but Derk Damen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Douwe Jacobs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nieuwerhoek RKSV's Derk Damen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Douwe Jacobs in the 16th minute of play. Derk Damen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timo Zeegelaar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roy Groten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nieuwerhoek RKSV's Gregor Ginneken got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 27th minute, Roy Groten fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Rien Zethof, passed just outside the right post. When Nieuwerhoek RKSV's Roy Groten in 31 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Rien Zethof guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. In the 33rd minute Timo Zeegelaar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Derk Damen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Derk Damen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Douwe Jacobs in the 34th minute of play. If Timo Zeegelaar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Douwe Jacobs came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Zuiderwoude 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 Douwe Jacobs couldn't finish the play. When Timo Zeegelaar came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Zuiderwoude 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 Timo Zeegelaar couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Gregor Ginneken managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nieuwerhoek RKSV's supporters rose to their feet, but Gregor Ginneken was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rien Zethof breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Anthony Reis's late challenge caught a Nieuwerhoek RKSV's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anthony Reis helped the player get up and apologised. When Roy Groten, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 48 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Rien Zethof was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Roy Groten made the kick off in the second half. Rien Zethof took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roy Groten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roy Groten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rien Zethof having to interfere. In the 60th minute, Roy Groten left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nieuwerhoek RKSV fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After 62 played minutes Nieuwerhoek RKSV got a freekick which was hit by Emile Aalst. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Gregor Ginneken managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nieuwerhoek RKSV's supporters rose to their feet, but Gregor Ginneken was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rien Zethof breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 71 minutes of play Zuiderwoude FC's Jacco de Cock was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 72 played minutes Zuiderwoude FC got a freekick which was hit by Jacco de Cock. 73 minutes into the match, Zuiderwoude FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gregor Ginneken came free, but Rien Zethof reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Timo Zeegelaar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zuiderwoude FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Timo Zeegelaar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Derk Damen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 80 played minutes Zuiderwoude FC's Timo Zeegelaar stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Derk Damen stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Nieuwerhoek RKSV of the goal. In the 82nd match minute, Zuiderwoude FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Douwe Jacobs to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Gregor Ginneken managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nieuwerhoek RKSV's supporters rose to their feet, but Gregor Ginneken was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rien Zethof breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Gregor Ginneken had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Zuiderwoude FC's zone, Roy Groten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rien Zethof came out of the goal and Roy Groten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 93rd match minute, Nieuwerhoek RKSV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emile Aalst to maneuver through the defense. Nieuwerhoek RKSV were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Zuiderwoude FC for a fine match.