League Play-Off

Bayardii
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jannic Krabbe got the match started through his kick off. In the 8th minute of the match Arnold De Winter shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Oscar Verschelde showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 9 minutes into the game, Didier Vloeberghs was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Bayardii's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manchester United the free kick. In the 9th minute, Didier Vloeberghs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christoff Vercasteren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Oscar Verschelde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th match minute, FC Bayardii was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guust Van Hoght to maneuver through the defense. If Kasper Lanen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Yanis Liebrechts fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manchester United's protests and gave Yanis Liebrechts a yellow card for diving instead. Yanis Liebrechts hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. If Kasper Lanen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Jason Hylen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 33 minutes into the match, FC Bayardii's Tibo De Block sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joonas Vooremäe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Through an outstanding action, after 35 minutes, Joonas Vooremäe successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a defensive mix-up in FC Bayardii's zone, Kasper Lanen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oscar Verschelde came out of the goal and Kasper Lanen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Jason Hylen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 49th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Kasper Lanens short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Oscar Verschelde to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Jason Hylen succeeded in the game's 56th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Jannic Krabbe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joonas Vooremäe having to interfere. Kasper Lanen struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Oscar Verschelde didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manchester United. The audience was convinced that Jason Hylen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oscar Verschelde was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. After having played for 67 minutes, Jason Hylen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manchester United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jason Hylen 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 69th minute, Manchester United's Jason Hylen ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Oscar Verschelde. Oscar Verschelde yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. A hard shot 75 in the game by Kasper Lanen from a close distance when the talented Oscar Verschelde managed to make a qualified save. FC Bayardii's players were relieved. Kasper Lanen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Oscar Verschelde read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. Joonas Vooremäe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tibo De Block, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 82nd minute, Christoff Vercasteren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kasper Lanen got free with Oscar Verschelde in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Tibo De Block came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the FC Bayardii 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 Tibo De Block couldn't finish the play. Jason Hylen took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Oscar Verschelde. Oscar Verschelde dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Diederick Morreels's late challenge caught a Manchester United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Diederick Morreels helped the player get up and apologised. In the 98th minute, Diederick Morreels hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manchester United's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.