League Play-Off

Meerdorp Stadion
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Mattijs Klaes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Ludo Vanden Bossche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Josef Roscams hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 14th match minute, The Everett Hawks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fre van Eijnde to maneuver through the defense. Decathlon Anderlecht's Ciro Lira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 18th minute of play. Ciro Lira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 20thth minute of the game Abdi Mehmet Rakim who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Decathlon Anderlecht's Ciro Lira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ciro Lira saved Decathlon Anderlecht from getting behind. 24 minutes into the match, Decathlon Anderlecht's goal looked a bit too open when Abdi Mehmet Rakim came free, but Ciro Lira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute Remco Dekker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludo Vanden Bossche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Decathlon Anderlecht's goal looked a bit too open when Willem-Jan Grootjans came free, but Ciro Lira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giles Winnepenninck could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Ludo Vanden Bossche made a huge save. In the 31st minute of the match Decathlon Anderlecht got a corner. The Everett Hawks's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Richy Valkeneers ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mattijs Klaes got free with Ludo Vanden Bossche in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ludo Vanden Bossche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mattijs Klaes in the 36th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Pedro Teles notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of The Everett Hawks's Ludo Vanden Bossche. Ludo Vanden Bossche was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 41st minute, Philippe-Arnaud Heremans made a precise shot to the right of Ciro Lira. Decathlon Anderlecht's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Mattijs Klaes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Ludo Vanden Bossche made a huge save. Ludo Vanden Bossche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remco Dekker, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

The wind increased when Abdi Mehmet Rakim made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 52nd minute of play forced Decathlon Anderlecht's goalkeeper Ciro Lira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ludo Vanden Bossche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remco Dekker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mattijs Klaes in the 55th minute of play forced The Everett Hawks's goalkeeper Ludo Vanden Bossche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the match, The Everett Hawks's goal looked a bit too open when Mattijs Klaes came free, but Ludo Vanden Bossche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to The Everett Hawks getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Fre van Eijnde hit a great ball. In the 65th minute Giles Winnepenninck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludo Vanden Bossche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 68th minute of play forced Decathlon Anderlecht's goalkeeper Ciro Lira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When The Everett Hawks's Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Decathlon Anderlecht's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of The Everett Hawks booed when Decathlon Anderlecht was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cafu van Beek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ciro Lira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 76th minute of play. Ludo Vanden Bossche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Teles in the 78th minute of play. In the 80th minute, The Everett Hawks's Abdi Mehmet Rakim ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ciro Lira. Ciro Lira yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. The Everett Hawks made a substitution. Luke Van Bostraeten replaced Willem-Jan Grootjans. The Everett Hawks's Andy Van Aghten was substituted for Philip Goorts. In the 85th minute Giles Winnepenninck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludo Vanden Bossche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 95th minute of play forced Decathlon Anderlecht's goalkeeper Ciro Lira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The The Everett Hawks 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.