League Play-Off

Samart Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abraham Van den Panhuizen got the match started through his kick off. An unexpected shot in the 7th minute by Rik Kempenaers got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 8th minute, Gunther Hemelaer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rik Kempenaers got free with Manuel Elens in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Manuel Elens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abraham Van den Panhuizen in the 14th minute of play. Club Djeep's Manuel Elens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Club Djeep from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Samart getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Abraham Van den Panhuizen hit a great ball. Abraham Van den Panhuizen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Elens having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Club Djeep's zone, Abraham Van den Panhuizen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manuel Elens came out of the goal and Abraham Van den Panhuizen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 26th minute Constantijn Horemans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matteo De Swert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Constantijn Horemans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gert Winnepenninck blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Matteo De Swert having to make a save. 40 minutes into the match, Rik Kempenaers dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Manuel Elens, 2-0. Rik Kempenaers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Manuel Elens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Constantijn Horemans stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rik Kempenaers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manuel Elens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rik Kempenaers, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. When Gert Winnepenninck fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club Djeep's protests and gave Gert Winnepenninck a yellow card for diving instead. Gert Winnepenninck hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Bartjan De Roest's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Elens was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Manuel Elens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucien Gielens in the 73rd minute of the match. Gert Winnepenninck recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 76th minute, Constantijn Horemans ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matteo De Swert was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Rik Kempenaers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Elens having to interfere. When Lucien Gielens came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Samart 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 Lucien Gielens couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abraham Van den Panhuizen in the 87th minute of play forced Club Djeep's goalkeeper Manuel Elens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rik Kempenaers kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. In the 95th minute, Rik Kempenaers ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manuel Elens was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Samart's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.