As if the score in Utrecht wasn’t bad enough, Hercules made it 0-1 via Tim Waterink within eight minutes. An almost empty Westmaat, where less than a thousand spectators were present, thus received a new blow. Incidentally, IJsselmeervogels showed that it had the will to put things right, but it failed to score. Hercules top scorer Waterink did that for the second time: just before the break he scored the 0-2.
Historic relegation for IJsselmeervogels after a new beating against Hercules: ‘Poison cup must be completely empty’
