League Play-Off

Quel Thalas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Andre Dekens charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andre Dekens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. With a little luck, freaksies's Arno van Zalen got control of the ball when Maurice van Bronckhorst tried to sneak it across the goal line. freaksies's Andre Dekens got his second yellow card of the match in the 12th minute. The referee ordered Andre Dekens off the ground. Andre Dekens kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Maurice van Bronckhorst could shoot a difficult shot in the 14th minute, which Arno van Zalen however easily saved by the left post. Arno van Zalen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronald Fokkens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Maurice van Bronckhorst came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Silvermoon City 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 Maurice van Bronckhorst couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Silvermoon City getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Daniel Schie hit a great ball. freaksies's Fabiën Korf couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 24th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Silvermoon City. Marco van Zeist struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Joop Veninga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for freaksies. With his leg Arno van Zalen managed to avoid a goal in the 31stth minute, when Silvermoon City's Maurice van Bronckhorst fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 32nd match minute, freaksies was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jens Jurjens to maneuver through the defense. Maurice van Bronckhorst received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Arno van Zalen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maurice van Bronckhorst could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Arno van Zalen made a huge save. Elbert Wermans charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elbert Wermans the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 44 played minutes freaksies got a freekick which was hit by Elbert Wermans. The Silvermoon City players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. freaksies were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Marco van Zeist made the kick off in the second half. Marco van Zeist in the 53rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Joop Veninga, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Joop Veninga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Klaas Sligter in the 57th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in freaksies's zone, Maurice van Bronckhorst stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arno van Zalen came out of the goal and Maurice van Bronckhorst tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Silvermoon City getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Gerard Degeling hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens Jurjens in the 64th minute of play forced Silvermoon City's goalkeeper Joop Veninga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Carel Hofsteenge fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored freaksies's protests and gave Carel Hofsteenge a yellow card for diving instead. In the 70th minute, one of freaksies:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for freaksies. Arno van Zalen went to the wrong direction when Gerard Degeling was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Maurice van Bronckhorst received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Arno van Zalen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 81 played minutes freaksies got a freekick which was hit by Klaas Sligter. Arno van Zalen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronald Fokkens in the 83rd minute of play. Klaas Sligter charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Klaas Sligter the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Silvermoon City booed when freaksies was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Klaas Sligter didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute, Ronald Fokkens 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. When Maurice van Bronckhorst came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Silvermoon City 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 Maurice van Bronckhorst couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched freaksies eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.