League Play-Off

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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Augustijn Laureys started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Maurice Lannoye 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. In the 5th minute, Richy Roels fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 7th minute, Gunter Lefevre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Maurice Lannoye had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Martijn Vercruysse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richy Roels, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martijn Vercruysse didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kristen Jaspers went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. With a little luck, KSV Tielt-Winge's Martijn Vercruysse got control of the ball when Kristen Jaspers tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Richy Roels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Geoffrey Velkeneers hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 23 minutes into the match, Lennart Kesters sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Martijn Vercruysse threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Lennart Kesters this time. After some careless play in the BluB FC defense, Maurice Lannoye kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eric Van Buyten. The BluB FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eric Van Buyten should have stopped the shot. Augustijn Laureys struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Eric Van Buyten didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KSV Tielt-Winge. Augustijn Laureys received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Eric Van Buyten tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eric Van Buyten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maurice Lannoye, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eric Van Buyten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augustijn Laureys in the 45th minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, BluB FC's goal looked a bit too open when Maurice Lannoye came free, but Eric Van Buyten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Augustijn Laureys in the 49th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eric Van Buyten prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Richy Roels made a kick off. If Kristen Jaspers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lennart Kesters during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lennart Kesters kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 60th minute of the match Gunter Lefevre shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eric Van Buyten showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After recieving a nice pass, BluB FC's Lennart Kesters tried to score from far away in the 64th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Richy Roels fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martijn Vercruysse having to interfere. 72 minutes into the game, Maurice Lannoye was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KSV Tielt-Winge's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BluB FC the free kick. Richy Roels fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martijn Vercruysse having to interfere. Martijn Vercruysse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristen Jaspers in the 77th minute of play. In the 81st match minute, KSV Tielt-Winge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Constantijn Hensmans to maneuver through the defense. If Augustijn Laureys had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Augustijn Laureys sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eric Van Buyten made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Maurice Lannoye sent off a good shot on target. When Maurice Lannoye came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the KSV Tielt-Winge fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Maurice Lannoye couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augustijn Laureys in the 96th minute of play forced BluB FC's goalkeeper Eric Van Buyten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.