League Play-Off

Vliet Stadion
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Brent-Jan Van de cauter got the match started through his kick off. Andries Van Mechelen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferdinand Mergea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 3 minutes into the game, GentFC's Ferdinand Mergea nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andries Van Mechelen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. A collision led to YR Mechelen getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Paul-Louis Van Mechelen hit a great ball. In the 9th minute Paul-Louis Van Mechelen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hudson Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ferdinand Mergea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, YR Mechelen's Diederik Van Mechelen got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute, Brent-Jan Van de cauter 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. Brent-Jan Van de cauter's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andries Van Mechelen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Ferdinand Mergea might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Andries Van Mechelen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ferdinand Mergea ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind YR Mechelen's goalkeeper Andries Van Mechelen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, YR Mechelen's Andries Van Mechelen got control of the ball when Brent-Jan Van de cauter tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hudson Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tuur Candries, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Andries Van Mechelen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferdinand Mergea, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. With a little luck, YR Mechelen's Andries Van Mechelen got control of the ball when Brent-Jan Van de cauter tried to sneak it across the goal line. Andries Van Mechelen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Brent-Jan Van de cauter in the 33rd minute. In the 34th minute of the match GentFC got a corner. YR Mechelen's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marten Pancken ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Marten Pancken got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Andries Van Mechelen quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Sebastian Zyskowski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Andries Van Mechelen made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Brent-Jan Van de cauter could shoot a difficult shot in the 42nd minute, which Andries Van Mechelen however easily saved by the left post. In the 46th minute, GentFC's Brent-Jan Van de cauter ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Andries Van Mechelen. Andries Van Mechelen yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Paul-Louis Van Mechelen was the one to do the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Maurice Van Mechelen in the 52nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by GentFC's Amos Stumpo. Brent-Jan Van de cauter took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Andries Van Mechelen. Andries Van Mechelen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. The supporters of YR Mechelen booed when GentFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferdinand Mergea didn't get a good kick on the ball. 79 minutes into the game, Vincent Van Mechelen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. YR Mechelen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GentFC the free kick. Andries Van Mechelen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinand Mergea in the 85th minute of the match. YR Mechelen's Andries Van Mechelen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdinand Mergea in the 85th minute of play. After 87 minutes of play, GentFC's Brent-Jan Van de cauter made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andries Van Mechelen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ferdinand Mergea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the YR Mechelen defense, Ferdinand Mergea kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andries Van Mechelen. The YR Mechelen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andries Van Mechelen should have stopped the shot. Andries Van Mechelen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brent-Jan Van de cauter, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. There was no doubt that GentFC were the better team. GentFC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.