League Play-Off

Ileus Imperio
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Henri Willems kicked off to start the match. 8 minutes in the game, Henry Calewaerts fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Jim Vervoort having to interfere. Richard Verdonk charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Richard Verdonk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 11th minute, Richard Verdonk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Berlaar's Harold De Swert tried to score from far away in the 12th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Charles-Louis Pardons took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artuur Scherens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jim Vervoort showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henri Willems, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Henry Calewaertss short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Jim Vervoort to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Henri Willems fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jim Vervoort having to interfere. Henry Calewaerts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute Michael de Reyck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles-Louis Pardons saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jim Vervoort didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Henry Calewaerts went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Artuur Scherens to make the kick off. With his leg Charles-Louis Pardons managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when Berlaar's Jules Engelberchs fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Arnout De Rudder kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Artuur Scherens was extremely unlucky when he, in the 65th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Charles-Louis Pardons took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artuur Scherens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Fort Huntington getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Richard Verdonk hit a great ball. Artuur Scherens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Charles-Louis Pardons tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 72 minutes of play, Fort Huntington's Henry Calewaerts made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jim Vervoort was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jim Vervoort made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henry Calewaerts in the 76th minute of play. Rudy Vandenbosch's late challenge caught a Fort Huntington's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rudy Vandenbosch helped the player get up and apologised. After 78 played minutes Berlaar got a freekick which was hit by Rudy Vandenbosch. After a defensive mix-up in Berlaar's zone, Henry Calewaerts stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jim Vervoort came out of the goal and Henry Calewaerts tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henri Willems during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Artuur Scherens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Charles-Louis Pardons tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With 92 minutes on the clock, Jorn Pannekoek commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Fort Huntington fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 91st minute. Penalty! After 97 played minutes Berlaar got a freekick which was hit by Maxime De Raedemaeker. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Fort Huntington fans cheered their team off the field, for while Berlaar had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.