League Play-Off

Van Lent Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wouter Blomme took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 9th minute, Mattijs Moons ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rafael Van De Putts was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Van Lent's Wouter Blomme slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dyllen Vermeesch. That made the score 1-1 after 14 minutes of play. Van Lent's Rafael Van De Putts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mattijs Moons in the 19th minute of play. After some careless play in the VC Boshoven defense, Didier Van Den Bosche kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dyllen Vermeesch. The VC Boshoven fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dyllen Vermeesch should have stopped the shot. When Didier Van Den Bosche came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Van Lent 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 Didier Van Den Bosche couldn't finish the play. Kasper Dechamps struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Rafael Van De Putts didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VC Boshoven. 30 minutes into the match, Van Lent's goal looked a bit too open when Mattijs Moons came free, but Rafael Van De Putts reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafael Van De Putts showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregorie De Haes in the 37th minute of the match. After 40 minutes of play, VC Boshoven's Kasper Dechamps made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafael Van De Putts was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paulus De Werdt during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rafael Van De Putts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mattijs Moons in the 47th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

51 minutes into the match, Van Lent's goal looked a bit too open when Mattijs Moons came free, but Rafael Van De Putts reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafael Van De Putts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erwin-Alexander Peeters, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by Van Lent's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kobe De Putter was slow to take the kick. During this time VC Boshoven's players had a chance to rest. The corner led VC Boshoven's Kobe De Putter to fire away a dangerous shot which Rafael Van De Putts despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Mattijs Moons had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gregorie De Haes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Rafael Van De Putts tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gregorie De Haes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Van De Putts having to interfere. In the 71st minute Kasper Dechamps suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Rudy Polspoel's late challenge caught a VC Boshoven's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rudy Polspoel helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Van Lent's Rudy Polspoel got a free kick in the 71st minute. Erwin-Alexander Peeters hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Gregorie De Haes struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Rafael Van De Putts didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VC Boshoven. If Mattijs Moons had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gregorie De Haes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Gregorie De Haes, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 86 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Rafael Van De Putts was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Gregorie De Haes got in the 88th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Rafael Van De Putts handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Dyllen Vermeesch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wouter Blomme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gregorie De Haes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. VC Boshoven's Gregorie De Haes got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paulus De Werdt got his second yellow card in the match during the 96th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. VC Boshoven were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Van Lent to leave the ground with a draw.