League Play-Off

Hulste City Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Xander Hoeybroeck made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the match, Hulsters's goal looked a bit too open when Rein Denys came free, but Cederique Koninckx reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hulsters's Cederique Koninckx played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Glenn Van Meensel in the 6th minute of play. Schrikhoek's Rein Denys got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Xander Hoeybroeck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Rein Denys came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Schrikhoek 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 Rein Denys couldn't finish the play. If Glenn Van Meensel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rein Denys in the 22nd minute of play forced Hulsters's goalkeeper Cederique Koninckx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daevy Koenens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Sam Van Deinze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rein Denys in the 34th minute of play forced Hulsters's goalkeeper Cederique Koninckx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cederique Koninckx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rein Denys, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Rene De Roeck fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hulsters's protests and gave Rene De Roeck a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Hulsters getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Rene De Roeck hit a great ball. Rein Denys fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cederique Koninckx having to interfere. Glenn Van Meensel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rein Denys stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hulsters's Cederique Koninckx proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Hulsters from getting a goal against them. Daevy Koenens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th minute of the match, Robert Soens got a very nice opportunity to score, but Cederique Koninckx was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Rein Denys had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Schrikhoek getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Robert Soens hit a great ball. After having played for 75 minutes, Xander Hoeybroeck managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hulsters's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xander Hoeybroeck was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 80th minute, Glenn Van Meensel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute of the match Daevy Schroons shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sam Van Deinze showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Rene De Roeck was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 87 minutes had been played. After 88 played minutes Hulsters got a freekick which was hit by Rene De Roeck. After recieving a nice pass, Schrikhoek's Mattheo Vercouteren tried to score from far away in the 89th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Cederique Koninckx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rein Denys in the 91st minute of play. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Hulsters's goalkeeper Cederique Koninckx, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Glenn Van Meensel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Cederique Koninckx made a huge save. In the 97th minute Rein Denys shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cederique Koninckx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.