League Play-Off

Zuiderpark Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) If Sjaak Roordink had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Snellestein booed when Zuiderpark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucien Gerfen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Max Strobos 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. Sjef Nagel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Max Strobos, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sjaak Roordink in the 29th minute of play forced Zuiderpark's goalkeeper Sjef Nagel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Serge van der Werff in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christijan Bleiswijk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 33 played minutes Zuiderpark got a freekick which was hit by Lucien Gerfen. The supporters of Snellestein booed when Zuiderpark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kenneth Weerman didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Zuiderpark's zone, Bjorn Lokin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sjef Nagel came out of the goal and Bjorn Lokin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Sjaak Roordink had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Jelle Dirks fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zuiderpark's protests and gave Jelle Dirks a yellow card for diving instead. Sjef Nagel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sjaak Roordink, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Sjaak Roordink sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Zuiderpark's Lennart Elshot slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Christijan Bleiswijk. That made the score 1-0 after 48 minutes of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sjaak Roordink made a kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Snellestein's Max Strobos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sjef Nagel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Kenneth Weerman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christijan Bleiswijk having to interfere. Sjef Nagel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sjaak Roordink in the 68th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Sjaak Roordink managed to get in a good position for a shot. Snellestein's supporters rose to their feet, but Sjaak Roordink was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sjef Nagel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 70 played minutes Zuiderpark got a freekick which was hit by Lennart Elshot. Sjaak Roordink was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 72nd minute. Snellestein's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. With his leg Sjef Nagel managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when Snellestein's Max Strobos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Zuiderpark's Sjef Nagel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sjaak Roordink in the 78th minute of play. After 81 minutes, Lennart Elshot mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zuiderpark and the Snellestein players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lennart Elshot kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Sjaak Roordink's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sjef Nagel was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Serge van der Werff's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christijan Bleiswijk was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Zuiderpark's Sjef Nagel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sjaak Roordink in the 91st minute of play. Zuiderpark's Jelle Dirks got his second yellow card of the match in the 91st minute. The referee ordered Jelle Dirks off the ground. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.