League Play-Off

Buurse
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thijs Holsmuller started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute, Pascal Timmermans ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Martijn van der Gun was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Michel Evers's late challenge caught a Bingerden FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Michel Evers helped the player get up and apologised. In the 12th minute, Michel Evers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th minute Carsten Sluis 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. 14 minutes into the match, Roekoe's goal looked a bit too open when Carsten Sluis came free, but Geale van Steensel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dennis Akkerman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 20th minute Dennis Akkerman 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. Martijn van der Gun 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 23rd minute. Thanks to some nice moves Steven Landzaat could shoot a difficult shot in the 24th minute, which Martijn van der Gun however easily saved by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Thijs Holsmuller kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Martijn van der Gun. That made the score 2-0 in the 27 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Roekoe's Otto Medgyesi got a free kick in the 30th minute. 33 minutes into the game, Roekoe's Thijs Holsmuller nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Martijn van der Gun made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. With 38 minutes on the clock, Pascal Timmermans commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 40th minute there was a penalty for Bingerden FC. Maurits Roelfs stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Geale van Steensel. 3-1. In the 44th match minute, Bingerden FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carsten Sluis to maneuver through the defense. Geale van Steensel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dennis Akkerman, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. A collision led to Roekoe getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Foeke Pool hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carsten Sluis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Foeke Pool had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Thijs Holsmuller's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martijn van der Gun was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. In the 65th minute Gert Bouwman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martijn van der Gun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geale van Steensel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thijs Smeekes in the 71st minute of play. Roekoe's Geale van Steensel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carsten Sluis in the 73rd minute of play. In the 73rd match minute, Roekoe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Foeke Pool to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th match minute, Roekoe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Steven Landzaat to maneuver through the defense. When Thijs Holsmuller came up free with the goalie in the 80th 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 Thijs Holsmuller couldn't finish the play. Sebastiaan Mülder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martijn van der Gun having to interfere. Thijs Holsmuller recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Martijn van der Gun 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 91st minute. Steven Landzaat charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Steven Landzaat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Roekoe's Steven Landzaat got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Jan Blaauwgeers charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jan Blaauwgeers the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. There was no doubt that Roekoe were the better team. Roekoe's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.