League Play-Off

Mariadorp
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joost Ensing made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Sjoerd Wilbrink left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mariadorp FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Elbert Helwig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Harald Zomerdijk having to interfere. When Elbert Helwig came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Mariadorp 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 Elbert Helwig couldn't finish the play. In the 13th minute, Hette Enting hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sipke Wilson in the 16th minute of play forced FC Assen's goalkeeper Harald Zomerdijk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elbert Helwig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22nd minute, Elbert Helwig left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mariadorp FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Stijn van der Weerden kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Dirk Jan Meinders hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Klaus Bont made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joost Ensing in the 34th minute of play. Klaus Bont made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joost Ensing in the 41st minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, FC Assen's goalkeeper Harald Zomerdijk had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elbert Helwig. 45 minutes into the match, FC Assen's goalkeeper Harald Zomerdijk had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elbert Helwig. Harald Zomerdijk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sipke Wilson in the 47th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sipke Wilson to make the kick off. Sipke Wilson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Harald Zomerdijk having to interfere. In the 66th minute, Jean-Paul Senden ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Harald Zomerdijk was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. A collision led to Mariadorp FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Jean-Paul Senden hit a great ball. Stefano Melker charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stefano Melker the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Mariadorp FC booed when FC Assen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stefano Melker didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sipke Wilson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Harald Zomerdijk read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Elbert Helwig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Harald Zomerdijk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Joost Ensing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hette Enting fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Klaus Bont having to interfere. After 85 played minutes Mariadorp FC got a freekick which was hit by Stijn van der Weerden. If Joost Ensing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st minute, Sipke Wilson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sipke Wilson in the 95th minute of play forced FC Assen's goalkeeper Harald Zomerdijk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Elbert Helwig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mariadorp FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.