League Play-Off

Brandheide Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Louis De Baere got the match started through his kick off. Carel Maertens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Brandheide's goalkeeper Richmond Van der Meiren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Aiseau-Presles's Corneel Schollens got a free kick in the 12th minute. Richmond Van der Meiren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yannik Van Eersel, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. When Lionel Neef fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Brandheide's protests and gave Lionel Neef a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Aiseau-Presles booed when Brandheide was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lionel Neef didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Brandheide booed when Aiseau-Presles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dirk Ingelborghs didn't get a good kick on the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Brandheide's goal looked a bit too open when Carel Maertens came free, but Richmond Van der Meiren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the game, Brecht De kaiser was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aiseau-Presles's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brandheide the free kick. The supporters of Brandheide booed when Aiseau-Presles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brecht De kaiser didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36th minute Carel Maertens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richmond Van der Meiren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Richmond Van der Meiren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yannik Van Eersel in the 38th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yannik Van Eersel to make the kick off. Yannik Van Eersel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Richmond Van der Meiren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Richmond Van der Meiren made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Carel Maertens sent off a good shot on target. In the 53rd minute Yannik Van Eersel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richmond Van der Meiren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yannik Van Eersel in the 58th minute of play forced Brandheide's goalkeeper Richmond Van der Meiren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 58 minutes, Dreas Preuveneer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Brandheide and the Aiseau-Presles players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Brandheide getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Dreas Preuveneer hit a great ball. Richmond Van der Meiren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yannik Van Eersel, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 63rd minute, Sander De Vlaeminck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute of the match Cedrik Van Riel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tijs Frederickx showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yannik Van Eersel in the 69th minute of play forced Brandheide's goalkeeper Richmond Van der Meiren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Yannik Van Eersel notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Brandheide's Richmond Van der Meiren. Richmond Van der Meiren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 78th minute, Carel Maertens got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Carel Maertens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Richmond Van der Meiren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Brandheide's zone, Yannik Van Eersel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Richmond Van der Meiren came out of the goal and Yannik Van Eersel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Yannik Van Eersel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Richmond Van der Meiren was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Yannik Van Eersel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 87 minute of play. Tijs Frederickx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ludo Koens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tijs Frederickx didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ludo Koens went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Lionel Neef was shown his second yellow card after 95 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Lionel Neef kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Aiseau-Presles's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.