League

Vleuten Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mathijs Timmermans kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bertus Ewald in the 9th minute of play forced Vleuten's goalkeeper Sjaak Vrede to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijs Baars in the 11th minute of play forced Vleuten's goalkeeper Sjaak Vrede to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sjaak Vrede came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Niswijlre FC's Gijs Baars. But to his dismay, Gijs Baars quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Reinier Melker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Michael Greef tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Vleuten's Giovanni Schaars seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Giovanni Schaars the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Vleuten protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Giovanni Schaars had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Giovanni Schaars hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. The audience held their breath when Wilco Sterenberg in the 26th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Sjaak Vrede's left hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Riemer Gronden in the 30th minute of play forced Vleuten's goalkeeper Sjaak Vrede to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Reinier Melker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 41 minutes into the match, Vleuten's goal looked a bit too open when Gijs Baars came free, but Sjaak Vrede reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Vleuten defense, Bertus Ewald kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sjaak Vrede. The Vleuten fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sjaak Vrede should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gijs Baars in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sjaak Vrede prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Vleuten players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Niswijlre FC were winning 0-2.

When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Gijs Baars put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Sjaak Vrede. Gijs Baars could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Sjaak Vrede made a huge save. Reinier Melker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michael Greef having to interfere. Bertus Ewald's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 60thth minute, Sjaak Vrede skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Sjaak Vrede showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijs Baars in the 69th minute of the match. In the 71st match minute, Niswijlre FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilco Sterenberg to maneuver through the defense. When Reinier Melker came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Vleuten 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 Reinier Melker couldn't finish the play. 77 minutes into the match, Vleuten's goalkeeper Sjaak Vrede had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bertus Ewald. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Vleuten! The referee gave Niswijlre FC a penalty, 79 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Gijs Baars, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Vleuten's Sjaak Vrede. 0-4. Sjaak Vrede came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Niswijlre FC's Bertus Ewald. But to his dismay, Bertus Ewald quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Reinier Melker struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Michael Greef didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vleuten. 89 minutes into the game, Vleuten's Jaap Bot nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Michael Greef made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. In the 95th minute, Bertus Ewald reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sjaak Vrede. The goal made the score 1-6. Niswijlre FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.