Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Staphorst 6th with 54 points, HSC '21 18th with 10, 44 apart. Staphorst had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Staphorst were scoring 1.85 and conceding 1.56, HSC '21 0.94 and 2.94, against a competition average of 1.61 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Staphorst — five in succession. HSC '21 had gone 10 games without a win.
The match was played at Sportpark Het Noorderslag (capacity 3,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Staphorst led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
Staphorst: Sam Crowther (56'), Sam Crowther (60'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer