Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — IJsselmeervogels 1st with 82 points, USV Hercules 6th with 54, 28 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: IJsselmeervogels 2.88 scored and 1.03 conceded per game, USV Hercules 1.91 and 1.65, with the league averaging 1.71.
IJsselmeervogels had won five straight, having scored in 9 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, IJsselmeervogels held 15 points of 15 and USV Hercules 4.
Sportpark De Westmaat in Bunschoten staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.