League Play-Off

Kumpen Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Casper Callewaert started the match with the kick off. Aime Van de cauter's late challenge caught a FC Mancunians's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aime Van de cauter helped the player get up and apologised. In the 4th minute, Aime Van de cauter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Reinaert Van Eeckhout sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sebastian Liboton's late challenge caught a Ruiselede's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sebastian Liboton helped the player get up and apologised. Sebastian Liboton hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Kasper Gooris managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ruiselede's supporters rose to their feet, but Kasper Gooris was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artur De Kerpel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ruiselede's Carlos Van hoegaerde proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Ruiselede from getting a goal against them. Kasper Gooris took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Artur De Kerpel. Artur De Kerpel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Reinaert Van Eeckhout might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carlos Van hoegaerde. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Reinaert Van Eeckhout ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in FC Mancunians's zone, Ward Kempenaers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artur De Kerpel came out of the goal and Ward Kempenaers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ruiselede's Kasper Gooris got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jeffery Van de Goor kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Kasper Gooris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 35 minutes into the game, Erik-Jan Van der Meiren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Mancunians's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ruiselede the free kick. Erik-Jan Van der Meiren kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Artur De Kerpel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ward Kempenaers in the 36th minute of the match. Artur De Kerpel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kasper Gooris in the 45th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, FC Mancunians's goal looked a bit too open when Ward Kempenaers came free, but Artur De Kerpel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The FC Mancunians players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ruiselede were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ward Kempenaers to strike the kick off in the second half. Erik-Jan Van der Meiren hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reinaert Van Eeckhout in the 64th minute of play forced Ruiselede's goalkeeper Carlos Van hoegaerde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Artur De Kerpel managed to avoid a goal in the 67thth minute, when Ruiselede's Kasper Gooris fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Carlos Van hoegaerde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reinaert Van Eeckhout, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Kasper Gooris received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Artur De Kerpel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ward Kempenaers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Artur De Kerpel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ward Kempenaers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Mancunians fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 86th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 88 minutes, Ruiselede's Mathijs Schaerlaekens got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Artur De Kerpel. Jannis Naegels hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. When the final whistle sounded Ruiselede left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC Mancunians.