League Play-Off

Spirit Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mortel's Kees Nieuwburg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernest Huisingh in the 3rd minute of play. Jef Schol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, FC Barcelona's Ernest Huisingh got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute Mark Palsma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dirk-Jan Luijpers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iwan Oosterveld sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Palsma in the 15th minute of play forced FC Barcelona's goalkeeper Dirk-Jan Luijpers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jef Schol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 19 minutes into the match, Mortel's Jef Schol sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dirk-Jan Luijpers narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 23 minutes, Iwan Oosterveld managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Barcelona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iwan Oosterveld was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Mortel's Kees Nieuwburg got control of the ball when Iwan Oosterveld tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mortel's Fernando Wilbrink got a free kick in the 27th minute. Ernest Huisingh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iwan Oosterveld received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Kees Nieuwburg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute of the match, Ernest Huisingh tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Kees Nieuwburg saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Mortel's Kees Nieuwburg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernest Huisingh in the 38th minute of play. A collision led to Mortel getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Koen Boschker hit a great ball. Ernest Huisingh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Kees Nieuwburg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iwan Oosterveld received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Kees Nieuwburg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kees Nieuwburg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernest Huisingh in the 48th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jef Schol stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Bas Weerd hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mortel's Kees Nieuwburg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernest Huisingh in the 53rd minute of play. If Jelle Roeles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kees Nieuwburg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ernest Huisingh went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 71st minute Ernest Huisingh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kees Nieuwburg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iwan Oosterveld received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Kees Nieuwburg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Elmar Fikkers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Barcelona's Iwan Oosterveld got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bas Weerd kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Steve Zandee hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iwan Oosterveld in the 91st minute of play forced Mortel's goalkeeper Kees Nieuwburg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iwan Oosterveld received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Kees Nieuwburg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mortel's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.