League Play-Off

noukoop arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Eric Israel started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in ff noukoop's zone, Mart Kuypers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elroy Derksen came out of the goal and Mart Kuypers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pierre Eefting hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Mitchell Sturkenboom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Israel, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. If Mart Kuypers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Mitchell Sturkenboom managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when ff noukoop's Martien Ronde fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Eric Israel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The attack was good, but when Martien Ronde in the 17th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Jacco Oosting hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Martien Ronde struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Mitchell Sturkenboom didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ff noukoop. Mitchell Sturkenboom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fokke van Zwam in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eric Israel in the 35th minute of play forced Barca Kampen's goalkeeper Mitchell Sturkenboom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Eric Israel managed to get in a good position for a shot. ff noukoop's supporters rose to their feet, but Eric Israel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mitchell Sturkenboom breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mitchell Sturkenboom was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eric Israel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 38 minute of play. Mitchell Sturkenboom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eric Israel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mart Kuypers stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Barca Kampen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mart Kuypers to maneuver through the defense. ff noukoop's Ruud Vaalman couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Barca Kampen. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eric Israel in the 55th minute of play forced Barca Kampen's goalkeeper Mitchell Sturkenboom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacco Oosting kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. When Eric Israel, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 65 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Mitchell Sturkenboom was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Barca Kampen's Mitchell Sturkenboom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eric Israel in the 67th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Martien Ronde notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Barca Kampen's Mitchell Sturkenboom. Mitchell Sturkenboom was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 80thth minute of the game Martien Ronde who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Barca Kampen's Mitchell Sturkenboom was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Barca Kampen's Mitchell Sturkenboom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eric Israel in the 81st minute of play. Cor Winter fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 89th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. Eric Israel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Mitchell Sturkenboom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.