League

Pelsonia Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Mandela Voetbal Federatie's Luc Konterman started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Mandela Voetbal Federatie's goal looked a bit too open when Michael Buskes came free, but Allard Heijen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan Ravenbergen charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jan Ravenbergen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jan Ravenbergen kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Bruno Staal's late challenge caught a Blerick's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bruno Staal helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Buskes in the 9th minute of play forced Mandela Voetbal Federatie's goalkeeper Allard Heijen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geert Ronde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Klaas Jan Broekema in the 16th minute. Geert Ronde made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Klaas Jan Broekema sent off a good shot on target. Luc Konterman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Geert Ronde read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Blerick's goalkeeper Geert Ronde had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Klaas Jan Broekema. Klaas Jan Broekema who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 34thth minute tested the skills of Geert Ronde when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 36 minutes into the match, Mandela Voetbal Federatie's Luc Konterman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Geert Ronde narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 38th minute Luc Konterman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geert Ronde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Luc Konterman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geert Ronde was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. 42 minutes into the game, Mandela Voetbal Federatie's Klaas Jan Broekema nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Geert Ronde made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 48 minutes into the match, Blerick's goal looked a bit too open when Luc Konterman came free, but Geert Ronde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

56 minutes into the match, Mandela Voetbal Federatie's goalkeeper Allard Heijen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michael Buskes. In the 56th minute, Robert Brunt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Luc Konterman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Luc Konterman came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Mandela Voetbal Federatie 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 Luc Konterman couldn't finish the play. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Blerick's goalkeeper Geert Ronde, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee felt a red card was in order, 70 minutes into the game, when Wilco Windmuller put in a rough tackle. 69 minutes into the game, one of Blerick:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 72nd minute there was a penalty for Mandela Voetbal Federatie. Oliver Meertens stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Geert Ronde. 2-0. When Luc Konterman came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Mandela Voetbal Federatie 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 Luc Konterman couldn't finish the play. Luc Konterman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 85 minutes of play Mandela Voetbal Federatie's Bruno Staal was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Jeffrey Davids, 87 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. When Klaas Jan Broekema came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the Mandela Voetbal Federatie 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 Klaas Jan Broekema couldn't finish the play. After 99 minutes, Jean-Paul Lans mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Blerick and the Mandela Voetbal Federatie players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Blerick getting a freekick after 99 minutes play. Jean-Paul Lans hit a great ball. Mandela Voetbal Federatie's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.