League Play-Off

Aijen Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dolf Reitsma made the kick off and thus started the match. Albert van Dessel charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Albert van Dessel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Aijen HC's Albert van Dessel got a free kick in the 4th minute. Michel Beukenkamp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryan Asselbergs in the 6th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Aijen HC's Evert Waard got a free kick in the 7th minute. Michel Beukenkamp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dolf Reitsma in the 8th minute of the match. Mirns FC were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after Aijen HC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ron Ginneken took the corner. Chris Zeegers was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 12 minutes into the match, Dolf Reitsma had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Michel Beukenkamp. Aijen HC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dolf Reitsma was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 15th minute, Gerben Kuipers made a precise shot to the right of Michel Beukenkamp. Aijen HC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Diderik Koeling sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 21 minutes into the match, Mirns FC's goal looked a bit too open when Damien Zegers came free, but Iwan Aerssen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Dolf Reitsma's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michel Beukenkamp was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Dolf Reitsma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michel Beukenkamp having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erik Pilage during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Serge Jeronimus hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Diderik Koeling could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Iwan Aerssen made a huge save. Michel Beukenkamp didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dolf Reitsma went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Ryan Asselbergs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michel Beukenkamp having to interfere. The supporters of Mirns FC booed when Aijen HC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erik Pilage didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Rolf Brinke from long distance, 44 minutes into the match, got Iwan Aerssen's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side.

The Aijen HC fans' excitement grew in the 54th match minute when Aijen HC's Damien Zegers looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ryan Asselbergs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michel Beukenkamp having to interfere. In the 60th of the match, Dolf Reitsma tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Michel Beukenkamp got in the way and made a wonderful save. Cor Moes's late challenge caught a Aijen HC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cor Moes helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Mirns FC's Cor Moes got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 64th minute, Diderik Koeling 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. After 65 minutes, Fabiën de Jong mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mirns FC and the Aijen HC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Damien Zegers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Iwan Aerssen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Aijen HC booed when Mirns FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cor Moes didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Mirns FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Cor Moes hit a great ball. In the 71st minute of the match Eric de Nooijer shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Iwan Aerssen showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ryan Asselbergs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michel Beukenkamp having to interfere. Michel Beukenkamp made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Ryan Asselbergs sent off a good shot on target. 2-3 became the score in the 82nd minute when Damien Zegers elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 85 minutes into the game, Dolf Reitsma was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mirns FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aijen HC the free kick. In the 85th minute, Dolf Reitsma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albert van Dessel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diderik Koeling fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iwan Aerssen having to interfere. Iwan Aerssen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diderik Koeling in the 97th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Mirns FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.