League

Paddestoel Park
Spectators: 7422 (Terracing: 5567, Seating: 1707, VIP seats: 148) Pimpelmee SV's Marc van der Struijk started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Iwan Evers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iwan Evers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Auke Kuys tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Auke Kuys took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Riemer van der Woude, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Pimpelmee SV getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Ed Alberda hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the match, Pimpelmee SV's goal looked a bit too open when Iwan Evers came free, but Auke Kuys reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Riemer van der Woude received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Auke Kuys tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 15 minutes into the match, Riemer van der Woude had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Auke Kuys. Pimpelmee SV's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Riemer van der Woude was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Riemer van der Woude came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Zutphen FC 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 Riemer van der Woude couldn't finish the play. When Aad Famelen fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pimpelmee SV's protests and gave Aad Famelen a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Pimpelmee SV's Aad Famelen got a free kick in the 20th minute. Marc van der Struijk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hub Zwaanswijk having to interfere. In the 31st match minute, Zutphen FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Huib Timmerman to maneuver through the defense. Riemer van der Woude fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Auke Kuys having to interfere. Auke Kuys showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iwan Evers, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 45th minute, Frans Zandee 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 score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Iwan Evers stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ricky van Wonderen's late challenge caught a Zutphen FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ricky van Wonderen helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th match minute, Pimpelmee SV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricky van Wonderen to maneuver through the defense. In the 56th minute, Huib Timmerman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zutphen FC's Hub Zwaanswijk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marc van der Struijk in the 57th minute of play. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Pimpelmee SV's goalkeeper Auke Kuys, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 62 minutes into the match, Zutphen FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marc van der Struijk came free, but Hub Zwaanswijk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Riemer van der Woude fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Auke Kuys having to interfere. Auke Kuys showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iwan Evers in the 73rd minute of the match. Iwan Evers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pimpelmee SV's Frans Zandee got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Frans Zandee put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Hub Zwaanswijk. Stephan Helwig kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. When Riemer van der Woude came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Zutphen FC 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 Riemer van der Woude couldn't finish the play. 90 minutes into the game, one of Pimpelmee SV:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Iwan Evers spun around in front of the goal 98 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Pimpelmee SV's goal. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.