League Play-Off

Theatre Dôme
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Johnathan Bowden took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Les Bistouquettes Bleues's Thananiti Cheewawipat ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Christof Deroek. Christof Deroek yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Les Bistouquettes Bleues's Willem-Jan Hollanders played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Lundqvist in the 10th minute of play. It was a well-played corner which Victor Lundqvist managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Johnathan Bowden might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Willem-Jan Hollanders. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Johnathan Bowden ran back to his position shaking his head. Willem-Jan Hollanders made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johnathan Bowden in the 15th minute of play. Victor Lundqvist took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Willem-Jan Hollanders. Willem-Jan Hollanders dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After 26 played minutes Les Bistouquettes Bleues got a freekick which was hit by Jeremey De Messemaecker. In the 29th minute Johnathan Bowden shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Willem-Jan Hollanders saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute, Johnathan Bowden left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Selebi-Phikwe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After a rather tough play, Selebi-Phikwe's Rein Lombaert got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Thananiti Cheewawipat managed to get in a good position for a shot. Les Bistouquettes Bleues's supporters rose to their feet, but Thananiti Cheewawipat was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christof Deroek breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 34 minutes into the game, Bryan Creemers recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Christof Deroek. Bryan Creemers showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johnathan Bowden in the 40th minute of play forced Les Bistouquettes Bleues's goalkeeper Willem-Jan Hollanders to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thananiti Cheewawipat could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Christof Deroek made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Les Bistouquettes Bleues's Jeremey De Messemaecker got a free kick in the 46th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Thananiti Cheewawipat made a kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Johnathan Bowden dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Willem-Jan Hollanders, 2-3. Les Bistouquettes Bleues's Tim Vranken got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Les Bistouquettes Bleues's Georges Grün was substituted for Kenny Niewens. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bryan Creemers in the 79th minute of play forced Selebi-Phikwe's goalkeeper Christof Deroek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Johnathan Bowden in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Willem-Jan Hollanders prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Selebi-Phikwe's Christof Deroek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tim Vranken in the 82nd minute of play. Abid Bubalo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Willem-Jan Hollanders firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 88th match minute, Selebi-Phikwe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abid Bubalo to maneuver through the defense. Selebi-Phikwe made a substitution. Cléberson Neves replaced Johnathan Bowden. A collision led to Selebi-Phikwe getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Abid Bubalo hit a great ball. In the 94th minute, Rein Lombaert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Selebi-Phikwe eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.