Output bepalen adhv datum uit wordpress plugin ACF

    <section id="lorum" class="ipsum">
        <div class="container">
            <div class="section-title-area">
                <!--<h5 class="section-subtitle">Lorum ipsum</h5>-->
                <h2 class="section-title">Lorum ipsum</h2>
            </div>
            <div class="row">
                <?php 
                    $count=0; 
                    query_posts('posts_per_page=9'); 
                    while (have_posts()) : the_post(); 
                ?>
                <div class="col-md-4 blog-post thumb">
                    <div class="thumbnail">
                        <?php 
                            if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) {
                            $domsxe = simplexml_load_string(get_the_post_thumbnail());
                            $thumbnailsrc = $domsxe->attributes()->src;
                            }
                        ?>
                        <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>">
                            <img class="img-responsive" src="<?php echo $thumbnailsrc ?>" alt="<?php the_title() ?>"/>
                        </a>
                        <div class="caption" style="padding: 15px;">
                            <h3 class="entry-title">
                                <?php the_title(); ?>
                            </h3>
                            <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
                            <p><strong><i class="fa fa-clock-o fa-lg"></i> <?php $value = get_field("startdatum"); echo $value; ?></strong></p>
                            <p><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" class="btn btn-theme-primary-outline" role="button">Lees meer</a></p>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div>
            <?php 
                $count++; 
                if($count == 3 || $count == 6 ) echo '</div><div class="row second">';
                endwhile;
            ?>
            </div>
            <div class="row">
                <div class="col-md-12 center">
                    <a href="/lorumipsum" class="btn btn-theme-primary btn-lg" id="btn_more">Bekijk meer...</a>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </section>

get_field("startdatum")

//$startdatum =  get_field("startdatum");
  $startdatum = "15-03-2016";  // test datum

// timezone
date_default_timezone_set("Europe/Amsterdam");
// maak getal van beide datums
$start = date("Ymd", strtotime($startdatum));
$today = date("Ymd");
//echo "Start: " . $start . "<br />";
//echo "Vandaag: " . $today . "<br />";
if ($start < $today) {
	echo "Afgelopen.";
} elseif ($start == $today) {
	echo "Is bezig...";
} else {
	echo "Gaat snel beginnen...";
}

								$startdatum =  get_field("start");
								$einddatum =  get_field("eind");

								date_default_timezone_set("Europe/Amsterdam");

								$start = date("Ymd", strtotime($startdatum));
								$eind = date("Ymd", strtotime($einddatum));
								$today = date("Ymd");
								echo "Start: " . $start . "<br />";
								echo "Eind: " . $eind . "<br />";
								echo "Vandaag: " . $today . "<br />";
								if ($start < $today && $eind < $today ) {
									echo "Afgelopen.";
								} elseif ($start < $today && $eind > $today) {
									echo "Is bezig...";
								} else {
									echo "Gaat snel beginnen...";
								}