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Match Report
Draaibrug
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644,
Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Willem Kinear started the match with the kick off. Pieter-Jan Busch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niels-Jan Waterman in the 3rd minute of play. Henk Wittendorp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pieter-Jan Busch having to interfere. Willem Kinear fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jurgen Dekker having to interfere. Draaibrug's Henk Wittendorp got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 14th match minute, Ajax FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lennart Mulder to maneuver through the defense. Draaibrug's Damien Deijnen got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 20 minutes into the match, Draaibrug's goal looked a bit too open when Willem Kinear came free, but Jurgen Dekker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Willem Kinear came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Ajax 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 Willem Kinear couldn't finish the play. In the 25th minute, Ajax FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Damien Deijnen fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Iwan Smits struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Jurgen Dekker didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ajax FC. After 35 minutes of play, Ajax FC's Willem Kinear made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jurgen Dekker was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 38th minute, Willem Kinear left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ajax FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. If Iwan Smits had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Henk Wittendorp made a kick off. If Willem Kinear had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jurgen Dekker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iwan Smits in the 64th minute. After 64 played minutes Draaibrug got a freekick which was hit by Pieter Nelissen. Draaibrug's Henk Wittendorp got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Draaibrug's Henk Wittendorp in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ajax FC's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Ajax FC's Lennart Mulder got a free kick in the 69th minute. Draaibrug's Jurgen Dekker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Willem Kinear in the 73rd minute of play. Ajax FC's Pieter-Jan Busch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henk Wittendorp in the 81st minute of play. Niels-Jan Waterman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Pieter-Jan Busch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Henk Wittendorp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Pieter-Jan Busch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ajax FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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