League Play-Off

Kwakkelhoek Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Xander De Scheper took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tomm Schoenmakers blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Michel Van Bever having to make a save. Xander De Scheper 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. Henry Engelboorgs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michel Van Bever having to interfere. Michel Van Bever took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomm Schoenmakers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Michel Van Bever took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henry Engelboorgs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tony Wijngaerts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daan De Mayer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 36 minutes into the match, Kwakkelhoek's goal looked a bit too open when Tomm Schoenmakers came free, but Michel Van Bever reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 37 minutes, David De Kock mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kwakkelhoek and the Melsele players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 40th minute Henry Engelboorgs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michel Van Bever saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Jaspar De Swert 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. In the 45th match minute, Kwakkelhoek was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dennis Mesmakers to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomm Schoenmakers to make the kick off. Henry Engelboorgs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Michel Van Bever made a huge save. The Kwakkelhoek fans' excitement grew in the 63rd match minute when Kwakkelhoek's Daan De Mayer looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Tomm Schoenmakers struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Michel Van Bever didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Melsele. Tomm Schoenmakers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michel Van Bever having to interfere. Sammy Van de Wal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wes Van den Inde read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, David De Kock notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Melsele's Wes Van den Inde. Wes Van den Inde was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 85 minutes, Xander De Scheper made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Melsele's Wes Van den Inde tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 89th minute Xander De Scheper shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wes Van den Inde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Xander De Scheper had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Melsele's Wes Van den Inde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xander De Scheper in the 95th minute of play. Kwakkelhoek's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.