League Play-Off

Pelter Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Matthias Van Der Elst kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Cedrik De Muysere managed to get in a good position for a shot. PELT VV's supporters rose to their feet, but Cedrik De Muysere was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fredrik Meeuwissen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cedrik De Muysere was extremely unlucky when he, in the 6th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. FC Zandvoorde's Fredrik Meeuwissen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cedrik De Muysere in the 9th minute of play. In the 14th minute, PELT VV's Cedrik De Muysere ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fredrik Meeuwissen. Fredrik Meeuwissen yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Fredrik Meeuwissen didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 20th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. Lauren Van Den Abeele could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Fredrik Meeuwissen made a huge save. Gunther Gijsbrechts charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gunther Gijsbrechts the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 24 played minutes FC Zandvoorde got a freekick which was hit by Gunther Gijsbrechts. 25 minutes into the match, Cedrik De Muysere dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fredrik Meeuwissen, 3-0. FC Zandvoorde's Victor Du Bois managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jochen Waron in the 29 minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matthias Van Der Elst in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joannes Antheunis saved PELT VV from getting behind. Lauren Van Den Abeele blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fredrik Meeuwissen having to make a save. After 41 minutes of play, PELT VV's Cedrik De Muysere made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fredrik Meeuwissen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fredrik Meeuwissen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cedrik De Muysere, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cedrik De Muysere to strike the kick off in the second half. If Lauren Van Den Abeele had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cedrik De Muysere in the 63rd minute of play forced FC Zandvoorde's goalkeeper Fredrik Meeuwissen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matthias Van Der Elst in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joannes Antheunis saved PELT VV from getting behind. In the 65th minute of the match FC Zandvoorde got a corner. PELT VV's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Victor Du Bois ran over to the corner to take the kick. 67 minutes into the match, Matthias Van Der Elst notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of PELT VV's Joannes Antheunis. Joannes Antheunis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Lauren Van Den Abeele had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute, Andries Maerschalckx hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Jannic De Wilde had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anthonio Soetemans during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jannic De Wilde kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Lauren Van Den Abeele recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Jannic De Wilde managed to get in a good position for a shot. PELT VV's supporters rose to their feet, but Jannic De Wilde was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fredrik Meeuwissen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 84 played minutes FC Zandvoorde got a freekick which was hit by Anthonio Soetemans. In the 88th minute, Lauren Van Den Abeele got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Matthias Van Der Elst struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Joannes Antheunis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Zandvoorde. The audience was convinced that Matthias Van Der Elst's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joannes Antheunis was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Anthonio Soetemans hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The PELT VV fans cheered their team off the field, for while FC Zandvoorde had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.