League Play-Off

Eys Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Billy van Dongen started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Eys FC's Remco Planting sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Michael Kosterman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Eys FC's Jan van der Werff shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 7th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Michael Kosterman but with some difficulty. In the 9th minute, Gerald Apotheker ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Derk Hartogh was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Nieuwerbrug's Michael Kosterman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Nieuwerbrug from getting a goal against them. Nieuwerbrug's Michael Kosterman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Nieuwerbrug from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tom Rademaker got free with Michael Kosterman in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remco Planting in the 21st minute of play forced Nieuwerbrug's goalkeeper Michael Kosterman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remco Planting in the 26th minute of play forced Nieuwerbrug's goalkeeper Michael Kosterman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Billy van Dongen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerald Apotheker in the 34th minute of play forced Eys FC's goalkeeper Derk Hartogh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andreas Scholte kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Gerald Apotheker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Derk Hartogh having to interfere. Billy van Dongen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nieuwerbrug's Michael Kosterman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remco Planting in the 42nd minute of play. Tom Rademaker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michael Kosterman having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Remco Planting made a kick off. After 56 minutes, Jordi Dekker mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nieuwerbrug and the Eys FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Michael Kosterman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Huub Wesveld in the 57th minute of the match. Tom Rademaker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 62 minutes into the match, Nieuwerbrug's goal looked a bit too open when Tom Rademaker came free, but Michael Kosterman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes into the game, Eys FC's Tom Rademaker nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Michael Kosterman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 67th minute, Remco Planting left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eys FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Remco Planting fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michael Kosterman having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Remco Planting's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michael Kosterman was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Tom Rademaker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michael Kosterman having to interfere. When Billy van Dongen came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Nieuwerbrug fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Billy van Dongen couldn't finish the play. Billy van Dongen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Derk Hartogh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 99th minute, Andreas Scholte 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. Nieuwerbrug's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.