League Play-Off

Kawitras Travel
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ryan Rutgeerts made the kick off and thus started the match. After having played for 5 minutes, Ryan Rutgeerts managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kawitras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ryan Rutgeerts was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ernest Stercks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryan Rutgeerts in the 8th minute of the match. H's Ernest Stercks proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save H from getting a goal against them. After 14 minutes of play, Kawitras's Josef Van Clijnebreugel made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ernest Stercks was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryan Rutgeerts in the 17th minute of play forced H's goalkeeper Ernest Stercks to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ernest Stercks stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ryan Rutgeerts's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Franky Van Dijcke charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Franky Van Dijcke the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 21 minutes into the game, one of Kawitras:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Basiel Rouvroys received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Maxime Decorte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Josef Van Clijnebreugel came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Kawitras 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 Josef Van Clijnebreugel couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Ryan Rutgeerts managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kawitras's supporters rose to their feet, but Ryan Rutgeerts was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ernest Stercks breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 48 minutes into the match, H's goalkeeper Ernest Stercks had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Josef Van Clijnebreugel. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Didier De Ceijser to make the kick off. Ernest Stercks took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josef Van Clijnebreugel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maxime Decorte stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Didier De Ceijser's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Didier De Ceijser might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maxime Decorte. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Didier De Ceijser ran back to his position shaking his head. 68 minutes into the game, Kawitras's Ryan Rutgeerts nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ernest Stercks made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Basiel Rouvroys who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 74thth minute tested the skills of Maxime Decorte when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 76 played minutes Kawitras got a freekick which was hit by Franky Van Dijcke. Harry De Coster, 78 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After a defensive mix-up in H's zone, Ryan Rutgeerts stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernest Stercks came out of the goal and Ryan Rutgeerts tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 86 minutes, Josef Van Clijnebreugel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kawitras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Josef Van Clijnebreugel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 88 minutes into the game, Ryan Rutgeerts cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Ernest Stercks was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryan Rutgeerts in the 91st minute of play forced H's goalkeeper Ernest Stercks to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luke Van Hermenghem kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. When Tomm De Meulder fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored H's protests and gave Tomm De Meulder a yellow card for diving instead. After 95 played minutes H got a freekick which was hit by Tomm De Meulder. Kawitras's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.