League Play-Off

Buurse
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Thijs Holsmuller kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Steven Landzaat 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. Thijs Holsmuller recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Frits Hekman kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Geale van Steensel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boudewijn Pragt in the 14th minute of the match. Geale van Steensel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boudewijn Pragt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kurt Kuypers hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Geale van Steensel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boudewijn Pragt in the 28th minute of play. Pascal Timmermans kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute Arjen Vorenkamp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geale van Steensel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Steven Landzaat came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Roekoe 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 Steven Landzaat couldn't finish the play. A hard shot 35 in the game by Thijs Holsmuller from a close distance when the talented Cobus Luirink managed to make a qualified save. Woudbloem's players were relieved. The audience was convinced that Steven Landzaat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cobus Luirink was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Boudewijn Pragt took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Geale van Steensel. Geale van Steensel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Cobus Luirink was a little too slow when Thijs Holsmuller got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 41st minute. The score was now 1-1. Sebastiaan Mülder blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cobus Luirink having to make a save. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Boudewijn Pragt made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Roekoe's Kurt Kuypers got a free kick in the 58th minute. Steven Landzaat kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emile Beuk got free with Geale van Steensel in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cobus Luirink showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thijs Holsmuller, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 74 minutes into the game, Woudbloem's Boudewijn Pragt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Geale van Steensel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The crowd rose to their feet as Woudbloem's Arjen Vorenkamp slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Geale van Steensel. That made the score 1-3 after 77 minutes of play. A collision led to Roekoe getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Steven Landzaat hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Woudbloem's zone, Thijs Holsmuller stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cobus Luirink came out of the goal and Thijs Holsmuller tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 90 minutes, Thijs Holsmuller managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Roekoe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thijs Holsmuller was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Karsten Mosselveld's late challenge caught a Woudbloem's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Karsten Mosselveld helped the player get up and apologised. Karsten Mosselveld kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Geale van Steensel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boudewijn Pragt, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. During the 94th minute of the match Karsten Mosselveld completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Karsten Mosselveld a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 95th match minute, Roekoe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karsten Mosselveld to maneuver through the defense. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Woudbloem walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.