League Play-Off

Houtsestraat Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The audience was convinced that Berend Coopman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pierre van der Schaaf was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. With his leg Pierre van der Schaaf managed to avoid a goal in the 7thth minute, when Houtsestraat's Kevin Beuk fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 8 played minutes Belcrum got a freekick which was hit by Fokke Westra. If Meindert de Zwaan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Harris Dissels kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Kruit in the 23rd minute of play forced Houtsestraat's goalkeeper Han Kroon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Belcrum's Pierre van der Schaaf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berend Coopman in the 26th minute of play. Berend Coopman charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Berend Coopman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Berend Coopman kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Berend Coopman in the 31stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Pierre van der Schaaf, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Meindert de Zwaan hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 43rd match minute, Belcrum was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Meindert de Zwaan to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berend Coopman in the 44th minute of play forced Belcrum's goalkeeper Pierre van der Schaaf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frank Kruit blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Han Kroon having to make a save. Han Kroon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gio Steen in the 48th minute of 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Berend Coopman to make the kick off. Berend Coopman succeeded in the game's 52nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. In the 60th minute, Casper Weggemans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kevin Beuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Pierre van der Schaaf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pierre van der Schaaf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Beuk, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 71st minute, Patrick Legdeur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Han Kroon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gio Steen, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Houtsestraat's Berend Coopman got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 85 minutes into the game, Houtsestraat's Kevin Beuk nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pierre van der Schaaf made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. In the 89th minute, Frank Kruit made a precise shot to the right of Han Kroon. Houtsestraat's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Kevin Beuk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Houtsestraat's supporters rose to their feet, but Kevin Beuk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pierre van der Schaaf breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.