League Play-Off

Hombeek Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ivan Mattheijs took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 4 minutes, Franky Van Lint managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hombeek's supporters crossed their fingers, but Franky Van Lint was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ivan Mattheijs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Edgard Van Goitsenhoven tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edgard Van Goitsenhoven showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Mattheijs in the 8th minute of the match. Goffrey Van Looy's late challenge caught a Hombeek's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Goffrey Van Looy helped the player get up and apologised. In the 8th minute, Goffrey Van Looy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th match minute, KFC Geer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franky Aelemans to maneuver through the defense. Franky Van Lint received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Edgard Van Goitsenhoven tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnaud Wils scored 0-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Steve Van den Maegdenbergh, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Steve Van den Maegdenbergh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaud Wils in the 21st minute of play. Franky Van Lint 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. Ivan Mattheijs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 29 minutes into the match, KFC Geer's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Mattheijs came free, but Edgard Van Goitsenhoven reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julius Olbrechts lost his temper 31 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of Hombeek:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of KFC Geer:s goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The wind increased when Arnaud Wils made the kick off in the second half. Franky Aelemans hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 57th minute, Arnold Pelsmaeker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruben De Maerschalck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Steve Van den Maegdenbergh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruben De Maerschalck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Steve Van den Maegdenbergh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ruben De Maerschalck in the 63rd minute. After having played for 65 minutes, Ruben De Maerschalck managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KFC Geer's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ruben De Maerschalck was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Arnaud Wils's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Steve Van den Maegdenbergh was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Ruben De Maerschalck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Steve Van den Maegdenbergh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaud Wils in the 72nd minute of play. Arnaud Wils struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Steve Van den Maegdenbergh didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KFC Geer. When Henrik De Mesemaekre fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hombeek's protests and gave Henrik De Mesemaekre a yellow card for diving instead. Henrik De Mesemaekre kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. In the 78th minute of the match Jonas Valckeners shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Steve Van den Maegdenbergh showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 80th minute KFC Geer were awarded a corner. Jonas Valckeners went to the cornerflag to take it. Edgard Van Goitsenhoven made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrik De Mesemaekre in the 81st minute of play. 83 minutes into the game, Arnold Pelsmaeker was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hombeek's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KFC Geer the free kick. In the 83rd match minute, Hombeek was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnold Pelsmaeker to maneuver through the defense. If Ruben De Maerschalck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnaud Wils fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Steve Van den Maegdenbergh having to interfere. A collision led to Hombeek getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Timy Wuijts hit a great ball. Steve Van den Maegdenbergh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaud Wils, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Steve Van den Maegdenbergh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ruben De Maerschalck in the 90th minute. A collision led to KFC Geer getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Franky Aelemans hit a great ball. A collision led to Hombeek getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Timy Wuijts hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. KFC Geer walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.