League

Ajax Waspik Arena
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jim van der Weerden got the match started through his kick off. Martijn de Graaf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Tjeerd Wijker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Ajax Waspik's zone, Jim van der Weerden stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wessel Eschendaal came out of the goal and Jim van der Weerden tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Wessel Eschendaal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Simon van Dalen went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 13 minutes into the match, Ajax Waspik's goal looked a bit too open when Simon van Dalen came free, but Wessel Eschendaal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 16 played minutes Boskoop got a freekick which was hit by Jeffrey Das. Jim van der Weerden fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wessel Eschendaal having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Simon van Dalen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wessel Eschendaal was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Jim van der Weerden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Wessel Eschendaal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jim van der Weerden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Wessel Eschendaal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29thth minute of the game Simon van Dalen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ajax Waspik's Wessel Eschendaal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Godfried Daems in the 33rd minute of play forced Ajax Waspik's goalkeeper Wessel Eschendaal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Simon van Dalen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Jim van der Weerden managed to get in a good position for a shot. Boskoop's supporters rose to their feet, but Jim van der Weerden was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wessel Eschendaal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Simon van Dalen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon van Dalen in the 45th minute of play forced Ajax Waspik's goalkeeper Wessel Eschendaal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute Jim van der Weerden shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wessel Eschendaal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benedicto Llorian to make the kick off. Jim van der Weerden fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wessel Eschendaal having to interfere. After 56 played minutes Boskoop got a freekick which was hit by Jeffrey Das. Wessel Eschendaal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jim van der Weerden, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Ajax Waspik's goalkeeper Wessel Eschendaal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Simon van Dalen. When Boskoop's Jim van der Weerden in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ajax Waspik's goalie prevented a goal. Wessel Eschendaal made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Jeffrey Das sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jim van der Weerden in the 63rd minute of play forced Ajax Waspik's goalkeeper Wessel Eschendaal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute Boskoop were awarded a corner. Gerrie Aukes went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Steve Kruijs managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 67 minutes into the game, Gert Heije was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ajax Waspik's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Boskoop the free kick. In the 67th match minute, Ajax Waspik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gert Heije to maneuver through the defense. Jim van der Weerden fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wessel Eschendaal having to interfere. A collision led to Boskoop getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Jim van der Weerden hit a great ball. When Jim van der Weerden got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for Boskoop. With a little luck, Ajax Waspik's Wessel Eschendaal got control of the ball when Simon van Dalen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jim van der Weerden in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wessel Eschendaal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 80th minute, Gert Heije hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Jim van der Weerden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Simon van Dalen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wessel Eschendaal having to interfere. Jim van der Weerden's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wessel Eschendaal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Boskoop's Jim van der Weerden slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Wessel Eschendaal. That made the score 0-4 after 88 minutes of play. Simon van Dalen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 94 minutes into the match, Ajax Waspik's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Tuhuteru came free, but Wessel Eschendaal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Wessel Eschendaal managed to avoid a goal in the 96thth minute, when Boskoop's Simon van Dalen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the final whistle sounded Boskoop left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Ajax Waspik.