League Play-Off

Kraloo Sportveld
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ben Struik took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Leon Zeldenrust had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mario Saeijs. Barrier's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leon Zeldenrust was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Willem Baan during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Willem Baan hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. The supporters of Barrier booed when Kraloo Eendracht was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christijan Oosterhof didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Kraloo Eendracht booed when Barrier was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Willem Baan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jochem Verhoeven was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 16th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Martien Euving had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ben Struik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 23 minutes into the match, Kraloo Eendracht's goal looked a bit too open when Alfred Hilberts came free, but Alex Alberts reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Geale Zonneveld fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barrier's protests and gave Geale Zonneveld a yellow card for diving instead. In the 25th match minute, Barrier was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geale Zonneveld to maneuver through the defense. Jochem Verhoeven took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 26th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mario Saeijs. Barrier's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some careless play in the Kraloo Eendracht defense, Alfred Hilberts kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alex Alberts. The Kraloo Eendracht fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alex Alberts should have stopped the shot. The Kraloo Eendracht fans' excitement grew in the 34th match minute when Kraloo Eendracht's Ben Struik looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Mario Saeijs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ben Struik in the 43rd minute of play. Mario Saeijs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ben Struik in the 46th minute of the match. Ben Struik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alfred Hilberts stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mario Saeijs stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ben Struik's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. If Leon Zeldenrust had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ben Struik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Barrier's Jorn van Zalingen got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute, Ben Struik made a precise shot to the right of Mario Saeijs. Barrier's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. A collision led to Kraloo Eendracht getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Christijan Oosterhof hit a great ball. Kraloo Eendracht's Timmie de Witte got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Leon Zeldenrust's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mario Saeijs was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. 81 minutes into the match, Kraloo Eendracht's Ben Struik sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mario Saeijs narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Leon Zeldenrust sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 86 minutes into the game, Kraloo Eendracht's Ben Struik nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mario Saeijs made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. Mario Saeijs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ben Struik in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 95th minute Ben Struik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mario Saeijs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.