League Play-Off

Waalre
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jan Hendrik van Fessum took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Niek Aerssen came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Cranendonck 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 Niek Aerssen couldn't finish the play. Ed Arends hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Ed Arends fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Remco Riemers having to interfere. After a rather tough play, real madrid's Klaas Jan Adriaanse got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 15th minute, real madrid's Jan Hendrik van Fessum dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Niek Aerssen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Cranendonck's Roger van Aalderen got a free kick in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niek Aerssen in the 23rd minute of play forced real madrid's goalkeeper Remco Riemers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jim Spannenburg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jim Spannenburg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Berend Bunt having to interfere. Berend Bunt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Hendrik van Fessum, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ed Arends to make the kick off. Mart Westra took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Remco Riemers. real madrid's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Roger van Aalderen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute, Ed Arends reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Remco Riemers. The goal made the score 1-1. The audience was convinced that Niek Aerssen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Remco Riemers was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Niek Aerssens short, quick shot in the 75thth minute got Remco Riemers to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 76 minutes into the match, Cranendonck's goal looked a bit too open when Jim Spannenburg came free, but Berend Bunt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. real madrid's Jim Spannenburg got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ed Arends struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Remco Riemers didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cranendonck. Ed Arends received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Remco Riemers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee gave Cranendonck a penalty, 95 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Theo Langenbach, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of real madrid's Remco Riemers. 1-3. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Cranendonck had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.