League Play-Off

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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Wesley Gronden made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Wesley Gronden made a precise shot to the right of Alex Damen. FC B.I.D.S.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. A collision led to FC B.I.D.S. getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Hans Oortwijn hit a great ball. 9 minutes into the match, FC B.I.D.S.'s goal looked a bit too open when Wesley Gronden came free, but Alex Damen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joris Hebels during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 12 played minutes FC ACAROTANM1 got a freekick which was hit by Joris Hebels. Alex Damen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Folkert Ijksma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wesley Gronden in the 17th minute of play forced FC B.I.D.S.'s goalkeeper Alex Damen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC B.I.D.S.'s Alex Damen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save FC B.I.D.S. from getting a goal against them. 22 minutes into the match, FC B.I.D.S.'s goalkeeper Alex Damen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Folkert Ijksma. An unexpectedly hard shot by Folkert Ijksma in the 26th minute of play forced FC B.I.D.S.'s goalkeeper Alex Damen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alex Damen came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by FC ACAROTANM1's Wesley Gronden. But to his dismay, Wesley Gronden quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Folkert Ijksma scored 3-0 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alex Damen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alex Damen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wilfried Koekkoek in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wesley Gronden in the 40th minute of play forced FC B.I.D.S.'s goalkeeper Alex Damen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alex Damen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Folkert Ijksma in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the game, FC B.I.D.S.'s Bob Spijker nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frank Randag made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kurt Pals to strike the kick off in the second half. FC B.I.D.S.'s Alex Damen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Folkert Ijksma in the 52nd minute of play. Alex Damen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Folkert Ijksma in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Folkert Ijksma ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alex Damen was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Gert Lucius's late challenge caught a FC B.I.D.S.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gert Lucius helped the player get up and apologised. In the 61st minute, Wesley Gronden ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alex Damen was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. Alex Damen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Folkert Ijksma in the 69th minute of play. FC B.I.D.S.'s Alex Damen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Visscher in the 72nd minute of play. 75 minutes into the game, Folkert Ijksma was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC ACAROTANM1's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC B.I.D.S. the free kick. Folkert Ijksma kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Alex Damen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wesley Gronden, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Wilfried Koekkoek took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alex Damen. Alex Damen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-1. Alex Damen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank de Boer in the 85th minute of the match. Frank de Boer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 88 minutes into the match, Folkert Ijksma had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alex Damen. FC B.I.D.S.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Folkert Ijksma was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-1. FC ACAROTANM1 walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.