League Play-Off

Gemert
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Reinhard van der Leegte got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Sjors Daelemans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Harry Hagenouw saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Guus Otten kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Harry Hagenouw. That made the score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. When Reinhard van der Leegte fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Linden S.C.'s protests and gave Reinhard van der Leegte a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Linden S.C. getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Reinhard van der Leegte hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the match, Gemert's goal looked a bit too open when Reinhard van der Leegte came free, but Casper Bronkhorst reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gemert's Casper Bronkhorst played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinhard van der Leegte in the 16th minute of play. Gemert's Casper Bronkhorst played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeffrey Zwiers in the 23rd minute of play. Harry Hagenouw showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sjors Daelemans in the 25th minute of the match. Frank Assendelft was extremely unlucky when he, in the 31st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Sjors Daelemans was extremely unlucky when he, in the 41st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Harry Hagenouw showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sjors Daelemans, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reinhard van der Leegte in the 48th minute of play forced Gemert's goalkeeper Casper Bronkhorst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sjors Daelemans to strike the kick off in the second half. Linden S.C.'s Harry Hagenouw played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Assendelft in the 54th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Gemert's goalkeeper Casper Bronkhorst had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jeffrey Zwiers. Harry Hagenouw didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sjors Daelemans went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. 64 minutes into the match, Linden S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Frank Assendelft came free, but Harry Hagenouw reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sjors Daelemans's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Harry Hagenouw read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. Sjors Daelemans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Sjors Daelemans managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gemert's supporters rose to their feet, but Sjors Daelemans was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Harry Hagenouw breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Reinhard van der Leegte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Casper Bronkhorst tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Linden S.C.'s goalkeeper Harry Hagenouw, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 85 minutes of play Linden S.C.'s Iwan Nieuwburg was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 85th match minute, Linden S.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iwan Nieuwburg to maneuver through the defense. Linden S.C.'s Harry Hagenouw played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sjors Daelemans in the 88th minute of play. If Sjors Daelemans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Linden S.C.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.