League Play-Off

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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. Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Ramon de Putter kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bert Zon. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. The supporters of Bedum Bulls booed when SC Varsseveld was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bjorn van Zeijl didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wilco Spijkerman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Wilco Spijkerman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bedum Bulls. Wilco Spijkerman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, SC Varsseveld's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Wiersma came free, but Wilco Spijkerman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ramon de Putter kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. When Bedum Bulls's Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Varsseveld's goalie prevented a goal. Elmar de Boer charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elmar de Boer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th match minute, SC Varsseveld was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elmar de Boer to maneuver through the defense. During the 37th minute of the match Elmar de Boer completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Elmar de Boer a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Elmar de Boer kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Bedum Bulls's Bert Zon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Bedum Bulls from getting a goal against them. Bert Zon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramon de Putter in the 42nd minute of the match. Bert Zon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramon de Putter, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anthony Hilberts to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch in the 53rd minute of play forced SC Varsseveld's goalkeeper Wilco Spijkerman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bert Zon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bjorn van Zeijl in the 54th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilco Spijkerman was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Wilco Spijkerman firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 63 played minutes Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch rounded SC Varsseveld's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-2. Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wilco Spijkerman. Wilco Spijkerman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bjorn van Zeijl in the 73rd minute of play forced Bedum Bulls's goalkeeper Bert Zon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthony Hilberts in the 75th minute of play forced Bedum Bulls's goalkeeper Bert Zon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Bedum Bulls getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Vincent Nibbelke hit a great ball. Anthony Hilberts fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bert Zon having to interfere. When Bedum Bulls's Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Varsseveld's goalie prevented a goal. When Koos Bergen came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Bedum Bulls 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 Koos Bergen couldn't finish the play. Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Wilco Spijkerman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bedum Bulls. Jan Wiersma struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Wilco Spijkerman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bedum Bulls. 90 minutes into the game, Bjorn van Zeijl was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Varsseveld's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bedum Bulls the free kick. After 90 played minutes SC Varsseveld got a freekick which was hit by Bjorn van Zeijl. Bedum Bulls's Dirk-Jan Dorenbosch was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 93rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The SC Varsseveld supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Bedum Bulls's performance. The match ended with a win for Bedum Bulls.