Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: IJsselmeervogels (1st, 82 pts) held a 72-point advantage over HBC (18th, 10 pts). Per game in the league, HBC were scoring 1.18 and conceding 2.68, IJsselmeervogels 2.88 and 1.03, against a competition average of 1.71 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded HBC for 15 matches. IJsselmeervogels had not lost in 12 games, having scored in 12 consecutive games. HBC had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; IJsselmeervogels, 13.
Sportpark HBC in Heemstede hosted the game. On the scoreboard, IJsselmeervogels led 2-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-3.