League

Berkhout
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) Jan Wessels started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the match, Ermerveen Excelsior's goalkeeper Tonnie Hendriks had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Damien Hulscher. Tonnie Hendriks took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Wessels, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan Wessels fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tonnie Hendriks having to interfere. The supporters of Berkhout booed when Ermerveen Excelsior was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jurjen Dijken didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th minute, Jan Wessels 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. In the 20th minute, Damien Hulscher 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. 26 minutes into the match, Ermerveen Excelsior's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Wessels came free, but Tonnie Hendriks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Berkhout's Jan Wessels got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Berkhout fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Berkhout's Damien Hulscher 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Tonnie Hendriks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Wessels, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. The audience was convinced that Jan Wessels's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tonnie Hendriks was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. 48 minutes into the match, Damien Hulscher had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tonnie Hendriks. Ermerveen Excelsior's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Damien Hulscher was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 55th minute of the match Foeke van der Schaaf shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tonnie Hendriks showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Tonnie Hendriks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Wessels, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Fokke van Halst took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kees Barends, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan Wessels fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tonnie Hendriks having to interfere. Tonnie Hendriks took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damien Hulscher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 70 played minutes Ermerveen Excelsior got a freekick which was hit by Dries Janssens. Fabiën Swart took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tonnie Hendriks. Ermerveen Excelsior's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ronald Kinear fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fokke van Halst having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Damien Hulscher in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tonnie Hendriks prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jan Wessels received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Tonnie Hendriks tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jan Wessels received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Tonnie Hendriks tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Rein Wijkstra fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ermerveen Excelsior's protests and gave Rein Wijkstra a yellow card for diving instead. In the 93rd match minute, Ermerveen Excelsior was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rein Wijkstra to maneuver through the defense. After 98 minutes, Fabiën Swart mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Berkhout and the Ermerveen Excelsior players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 98th minute of the game. One of Berkhout:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ermerveen Excelsior:s goal. Berkhout were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Ermerveen Excelsior for a fine match.