League Play-Off

IJssellaan Sportveld
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Roger Craandijk took the kick off in the first half of the match. Wilco Compaan hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. 9 minutes into the match, Hofstad VV's goal looked a bit too open when Gert Weggemans came free, but Filip Wiersma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Craandijk in the 12th minute of play forced Paris Saint Germain's goalkeeper Roel Ooijer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Steven Kleinman made a precise shot to the right of Roel Ooijer. Paris Saint Germain's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 17th minute, Roger Craandijk got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of Hofstad VV booed when Paris Saint Germain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abraham Kleine didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stephan Venema, 19 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. If Roger Craandijk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 23 minutes, Roger Craandijk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hofstad VV's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roger Craandijk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Hofstad VV booed when Paris Saint Germain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacco Bouwman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stephan Venema took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Roel Ooijer. Paris Saint Germain's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Craandijk in the 29th minute of play forced Paris Saint Germain's goalkeeper Roel Ooijer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Steven Kleinman struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Roel Ooijer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hofstad VV. Roel Ooijer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roger Craandijk in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Peter Stroobos notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Hofstad VV's Filip Wiersma. Filip Wiersma was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Peter Stroobos got free with Filip Wiersma in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roel Ooijer didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Steven Kleinman went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score.

Roel Ooijer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roger Craandijk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roger Craandijk struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Roel Ooijer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hofstad VV. Steven Kleinman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 76 minutes, Peter Stroobos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Paris Saint Germain's supporters crossed their fingers, but Peter Stroobos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 92 played minutes Roger Craandijk rounded Paris Saint Germain's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-4.