League

Buikstede Stadion
Spectators: 7353 (Terracing: 5590, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 50) Ralph Barels made the kick off and thus started the match. Hendrik-Jan de Hoop hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Hans-Cees van der Aa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralph Barels in the 5th minute of the match. Hans-Cees van der Aa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ralph Barels, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Ralph Barels struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Hans-Cees van der Aa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Buikstede. Hans-Cees van der Aa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ralph Barels in the 17th minute of play. If Ralph Barels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hans-Cees van der Aa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ralph Barels, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th match minute, Buikstede was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arjen de Wolf to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the match, Wulpenbek VV's goal looked a bit too open when Ralph Barels came free, but Hans-Cees van der Aa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the game, Eelco Verbeek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Buikstede's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wulpenbek VV the free kick. In the 34th match minute, Buikstede was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eelco Verbeek to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stijn Nijhof in the 37th minute of play forced Buikstede's goalkeeper Evert van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fokke Wisgerhof recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 41 minutes into the match, Buikstede's Ralph Barels sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hans-Cees van der Aa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Buikstede booed when Wulpenbek VV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mitchell Traa didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 46th minute of the game. One of Buikstede:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Wulpenbek VV:s goal. The referee gave Wulpenbek VV a penalty, 48 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Koos Eylens, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Buikstede's Evert van der Sar. 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stijn Nijhof stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 56thth minute of the game Fokke Wisgerhof who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Wulpenbek VV's Hans-Cees van der Aa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dirk Hovenkamp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hans-Cees van der Aa having to interfere. Hans-Cees van der Aa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralph Barels in the 67th minute of the match. If Ralph Barels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hans-Cees van der Aa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fokke Wisgerhof, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ralph Barels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Fokke Wisgerhof had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hans-Cees van der Aa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ralph Barels, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Dirk Hovenkamp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fokke Wisgerhof in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hans-Cees van der Aa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Arjen de Wolf fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Buikstede's protests and gave Arjen de Wolf a yellow card for diving instead. If Ralph Barels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 93 played minutes Wulpenbek VV got a freekick which was hit by Hendrik-Jan de Hoop. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mitchell Traa in the 96th minute of play forced Buikstede's goalkeeper Evert van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Buikstede's Ralph Barels got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Buikstede manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Wulpenbek VV to win.