League Play-Off

AWESOME Stadium
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christof Omblets started the match with the kick off. Charl Verelst hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute, Christof Omblets ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kristof Van Bael was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 13 minutes, Maurice Van Mechelen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bouillon and the Purple Talent players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 13th match minute, Bouillon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maurice Van Mechelen to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute, Maurice Van Mechelen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 22 minutes into the match, Ritchie De Maret notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Purple Talent's Kristof Van Bael. Kristof Van Bael was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 25th match minute, Bouillon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Verelst to maneuver through the defense. The Bouillon fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when Bouillon's Christof Omblets looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After having played for 34 minutes, Christof Omblets managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bouillon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christof Omblets was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Loui Wijns hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. When Bouillon's Christof Omblets in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Purple Talent's goalie prevented a goal. Stefan van Hollebecke charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stefan van Hollebecke the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 48th minute, when Purple Talent's Loui Wijns after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Olav Pepeldzhiyski in Bouillon's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kurt Verheije made a kick off. Bouillon's Christof Omblets got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee felt a red card was in order, 55 minutes into the game, when Perry Turpin put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Purple Talent fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! Maurice Van Mechelen got his second yellow card in the match during the 59th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. When Ritchie De Maret fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bouillon's protests and gave Ritchie De Maret a yellow card for diving instead. In the 62nd match minute, Bouillon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ritchie De Maret to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Verheije in the 63rd minute of play forced Bouillon's goalkeeper Olav Pepeldzhiyski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Purple Talent's goalkeeper Kristof Van Bael had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wes Huyberechts. Charl Verelst hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Christof Omblets fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kristof Van Bael having to interfere. If Kurt Verheije had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wes Huyberechts charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wes Huyberechts the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 82nd match minute, Bouillon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wes Huyberechts to maneuver through the defense. If Kurt Verheije had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Purple Talent's Kristof Van Bael got control of the ball when Christof Omblets tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Mats Spoelbergh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Purple Talent's supporters rose to their feet, but Mats Spoelbergh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Olav Pepeldzhiyski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Christof Omblets received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Kristof Van Bael tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Olav Pepeldzhiyski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurt Verheije in the 97th minute of play. When the match clock showed 98 minutes, the score became 1-4 when Kurt Verheije sped through Bouillon's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Olav Pepeldzhiyski. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Bouillon had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.