League

Laaghalen
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fokke Kikkert took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Willem Nedergaard in the 4th minute of play forced vv viberator's goalkeeper Eelco Crans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan-Willem Nedergaard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Sebastiaan Smits managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Strijp's supporters rose to their feet, but Sebastiaan Smits was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eelco Crans breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. FC Strijp's Jan-Willem Nedergaard got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eelco Crans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastiaan Smits, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the match, Sebastiaan Smits notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of vv viberator's Eelco Crans. Eelco Crans was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jan-Willem Nedergaard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eelco Crans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastiaan Smits, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Gerjan van Nistelrooij's late challenge caught a FC Strijp's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gerjan van Nistelrooij helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th match minute, vv viberator was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerjan van Nistelrooij to maneuver through the defense. In the 48th minute Jan-Willem Nedergaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eelco Crans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The vv viberator players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC Strijp were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sebastiaan Smits stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gerjan van Nistelrooij struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Fred Zevenhuizen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for vv viberator. Fokke Kikkert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Fred Zevenhuizen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lex Strobos kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After 66 played minutes FC Strijp got a freekick which was hit by Lex Strobos. Bob Erenstein charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bob Erenstein the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC Strijp getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Bob Erenstein hit a great ball. Fokke Kikkert charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fokke Kikkert the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 75 played minutes vv viberator got a freekick which was hit by Fokke Kikkert. 76 minutes into the match, vv viberator's goalkeeper Eelco Crans had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jan-Willem Nedergaard. Eelco Crans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastiaan Smits, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Eelco Crans was out of position in the 80 minute of play, and Jan-Willem Nedergaard capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jan-Willem Nedergaard really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Eelco Crans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastiaan Smits, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastiaan Smits's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eelco Crans read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. The vv viberator supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FC Strijp's performance. The match ended with a win for FC Strijp.