League Play-Off

Hueco Mundo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) VC Erquennes's Martijn Schooters started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the game, VC Erquennes's Martijn Schooters nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Michiel Van den Broeck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 9th minute Kristof Stuckens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michiel Van den Broeck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kristof Stuckens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Michiel Van den Broeck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. VC Erquennes's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Cederik Van Leemput 22 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. 25 minutes into the match, Bleach's goal looked a bit too open when Kristof Stuckens came free, but Michiel Van den Broeck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26thth minute of the game Cederik Van Leemput who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but VC Erquennes's Andreas Bouman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 29th minute, Martijn Schooters made a precise shot to the right of Michiel Van den Broeck. Bleach's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Cederik Van Leemput put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Andreas Bouman. William Vleschers kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 39th minute, Kristof Stuckens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VC Erquennes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. 45 minutes into the match, Bleach's goal looked a bit too open when Kristof Stuckens came free, but Michiel Van den Broeck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. VC Erquennes were awarded a corner in the 47th minute after Bleach's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Silvain Kersselaers took the corner. Disappointed in the 2-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cederik Van Leemput to make the kick off. Kristof Stuckens hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Kristof Stuckens managed to get in a good position for a shot. VC Erquennes's supporters rose to their feet, but Kristof Stuckens was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michiel Van den Broeck breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 57 minutes into the match, VC Erquennes's goal looked a bit too open when Cederik Van Leemput came free, but Andreas Bouman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Bleach's Michiel Van den Broeck got control of the ball when Kristof Stuckens tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kristof Stuckens could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Michiel Van den Broeck made a huge save. Andreas Bouman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cederik Van Leemput in the 67th minute of play. Andreas Bouman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cederik Van Leemput's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Martijn Schooters managed to get in a good position for a shot. VC Erquennes's supporters rose to their feet, but Martijn Schooters was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michiel Van den Broeck breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 80 minutes into the match, VC Erquennes's goal looked a bit too open when Cederik Van Leemput came free, but Andreas Bouman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, VC Erquennes's goal looked a bit too open when Cederik Van Leemput came free, but Andreas Bouman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in VC Erquennes's zone, William Vleschers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andreas Bouman came out of the goal and William Vleschers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Cederik Van Leemput's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andreas Bouman was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. After having played for 89 minutes, William Vleschers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bleach's supporters crossed their fingers, but William Vleschers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 93rd minute, Dimitri Stroobans 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. The VC Erquennes players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.