Friezen 0 - 10 weasels (374821741)

Clear skies welcomed the 7067 spectators who had made their way to Foppe de Haan. Balthasar Jansenius was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Victor Ernststen and Irwin Charles. Friezen started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Flemming - Aandewiel, de Reuver, Arets, Dingemans - van der Geer, van Beers, Sibum, Bruns - Smiljanić, Uhlenbeek.

weasels had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Starters: Reemer - Landman, Sla, van Schriek, van Gansewinkel - Asper, Bonhof, Nouwen, Clarijs - Waardenburg, Danhof.

After 2 minutes, weasels put themselves up 0 - 1, as R. Bonhof finished off a strike from the left with a real cannonball of a shot. The visitors' H. Nouwen took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 17 minutes into the match. 0 - 2 for weasels. The referee showed Friezen's E. de Reuver the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Friezen's F. van der Geer was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 24 minutes. Some fine movement on the left led to a weasels goal after 39 minutes, making it 0 - 3. R. Danhof was noted down as the scorer. After 42 minutes, weasels's T. Landman burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 4. It was 0 - 4 at the break. weasels claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 71 percent.

After 48 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for A. van Schriek who increased weasels's lead to 0 - 5. By now, the players in weasels felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. The game was close to savage at times, and Friezen's E. de Reuver received a second yellow card after 54 minutes; his ticket out of the game. weasels's L. Asper had to leave the pitch and there were no more available substitutions! After 59 minutes of game time, R. Danhof had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but O. Flemming was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. After 75 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed R. Bonhof to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 6. A corner kick created great disorder in the penalty area with a goal nearly scored by D. Waardenburg. At last, weasels's K. van Gansewinkel was able to backheel the ball in. 0 - 7. A. van Schriek of weasels took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 83 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 8. After 84 minutes, a long pass from weasels's D. Waardenburg caught the defence out of position. R. Danhof collected the ball, and with the goal at his mercy calmly rolled the ball just inside the post. 0 - 9. A drive down the left side allowed D. Clarijs to get in close and score another goal for weasels after 86 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 10. weasels's R. Bonhof got himself booked for a foul. In a fantastic display of determination, Friezen's J. Bruns forced himself to his feet, after an opponent viciously knocked him down. After 89 minutes, Friezen's G. Arets fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! weasels enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 76 percent of possession.

G. Arets performed admirably for Friezen. However, O. Flemming made a disastrous appearance. weasels's best player was D. Waardenburg. H. Reemer was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 10.