League Play-Off

Gerheyden Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Georges Baert was extremely unlucky when he, in the 4th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 6thth minute of the game Henry Calewaerts who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC smokers's Luke Dauwe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 8 minutes into the match, FC smokers's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Calewaerts came free, but Luke Dauwe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Charles-Louis Pardons made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Jaspar Van Leemputten sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henri Willems in the 14th minute of play forced FC smokers's goalkeeper Luke Dauwe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henry Calewaerts in the 16th minute of play forced FC smokers's goalkeeper Luke Dauwe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FC smokers's Jerry de Pelsmacker got a free kick in the 16th minute. 20 minutes in the game, Georges Baert fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Charles-Louis Pardons having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Jaspar Van Leemputten left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC smokers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 30 minutes into the match, Henri Willems notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of FC smokers's Luke Dauwe. Luke Dauwe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henri Willems in the 35th minute of play forced FC smokers's goalkeeper Luke Dauwe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute Henri Willems shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Dauwe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Henry Calewaerts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Richard Verdonk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Georges Baert was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Henri Willems lined in a short shot 1-3 behind a frustrated Luke Dauwe. When Fort Huntington's Henri Willems in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC smokers's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaspar Van Leemputten in the 62nd minute of play forced Fort Huntington's goalkeeper Charles-Louis Pardons to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luke Dauwe made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Henri Willems sent off a good shot on target. Luke Dauwe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henri Willems in the 67th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Georges Baert's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charles-Louis Pardons was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Octavian Leenpoels took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 79th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Charles-Louis Pardons. Fort Huntington's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 80th match minute, Fort Huntington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Richard Verdonk to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of FC smokers booed when Fort Huntington was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bertrand Schoovaerts didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 91 minutes, Georges Baert managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC smokers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Georges Baert was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Henri Willems had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Fort Huntington eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.