League Play-Off

Bart De Pauw Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Edgard Vrins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Emile Meeus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siebe Van Engelen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Siebe Van Engelen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Emile Meeus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bram Latomme received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Enzo Beckers came out and tried to block the shot, but Bram Latomme slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 13th minute. Edgard Vrins blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emile Meeus having to make a save. In the 25th minute, Bram Latomme hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stephen Ryers took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Emile Meeus. FC Kazakkendraaiers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 29 played minutes FC Kazakkendraaiers got a freekick which was hit by Bram Latomme. 34 minutes into the match, Damme's goalkeeper Enzo Beckers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ronald Van den Plas. Robben Reijers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Enzo Beckers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Kazakkendraaiers's Emile Meeus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgard Vrins in the 43rd minute of play. Emile Meeus came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Damme's Siebe Van Engelen. But to his dismay, Siebe Van Engelen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 52nd minute Edgard Vrins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emile Meeus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Enzo Beckers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tuur Declercq, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. With a little luck, FC Kazakkendraaiers's Emile Meeus got control of the ball when Siebe Van Engelen tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Vrins in the 63rd minute of play forced FC Kazakkendraaiers's goalkeeper Emile Meeus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the FC Kazakkendraaiers defense, Siebe Van Engelen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emile Meeus. The FC Kazakkendraaiers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emile Meeus should have stopped the shot. Edgard Vrins recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emile Meeus didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Damme's Siebe Van Engelen shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-4 in the ordered_time% minute. Robben Reijers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Enzo Beckers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Enzo Beckers didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Robben Reijers went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. With his leg Emile Meeus managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when Damme's Siebe Van Engelen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Siebe Van Engelen struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Emile Meeus didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Damme. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Damme eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.