League Play-Off

Ajax. Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Zandkant's Florian Gerseke started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Florian Gerseke sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Bennie Griemink took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henk Castelen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ajax.FC's Bennie Griemink played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henk Castelen in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute Florian Gerseke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bennie Griemink saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17thth minute of the game Emil Breinburg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zandkant's Stef Spijker was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ajax.FC's Bennie Griemink played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florian Gerseke in the 23rd minute of play. Bennie Griemink showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henk Castelen, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Florian Gerseke sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Henk Castelen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bennie Griemink having to interfere. When Zandkant's Florian Gerseke in 32 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Bennie Griemink guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Florian Gerseke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bennie Griemink having to interfere. Joost Hohenstein charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joost Hohenstein the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th match minute, Zandkant was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joost Hohenstein to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 47th minute, when Ajax.FC's Michael Ottenhof after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Stef Spijker in Zandkant's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Breinburg in the 53rd minute of play forced Zandkant's goalkeeper Stef Spijker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Gerrit Duinhoven fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zandkant's protests and gave Gerrit Duinhoven a yellow card for diving instead. Florian Gerseke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bennie Griemink having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Henk Castelen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zandkant's supporters rose to their feet, but Henk Castelen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bennie Griemink breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Zandkant getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Joost Hohenstein hit a great ball. Marcel Andriessen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Zandkant getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Adriaan Reintjes hit a great ball. Emil Breinburg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 85 minutes into the match, Zandkant's goal looked a bit too open when Emil Breinburg came free, but Stef Spijker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, Zandkant's goal looked a bit too open when Emil Breinburg came free, but Stef Spijker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stef Spijker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Breinburg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 96 minutes into the match, Zandkant's goal looked a bit too open when Marcel Andriessen came free, but Stef Spijker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rik Lamberts's late challenge caught a Ajax.FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rik Lamberts helped the player get up and apologised. In the 97th match minute, Zandkant was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rik Lamberts to maneuver through the defense. Bernard Veenker didn't quite understand what happened when in the 99 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet.