Ostend ship sinks: KVO drops to second class

The opening phase started with chances on every side. Schrijvers shot from afar, but posed no danger to goalkeeper Hubert. On the other side, the team from Ostend forced a corner, but that also did not result in a great chance. Immediately after that corner, Leuven switched very quickly. Al-Tamari scored the first chance between the posts. KVO tried to take over the initiative from OHL, but the Kustboys soon had to pay for it. Siebe Schrijvers aims the ball past Hubert from the half moon: 0-1. Ostend reacted almost immediately with attempts by Ndicka and Hornby, but afterwards the engine at KVO stopped. Just before halftime, Opoku doubled the lead for OHL. The American left goalkeeper Hubert no chance and acrobatically works into the 0-2.

Inglorious farewell to the highest class

Ostend started the second half without its most dangerous man, Ndicka. Atanga was his replacement, but KVO also posed little threat with him in the team. Just when Ostend came to push, Zech Medley knocked down OHL midfielder Tamari in the box. Referee Lardot put the ball on the spot. Thorsteinsson sent Hubert the wrong way and pushed the Kustboys even deeper into trouble. After two substitutions on both sides, Leuven remained the most dangerous team with two chances for Mathieu Maertens. At KVO, faith seemed to have completely disappeared. Sakamoto took another chance, but his shot ended up in the side netting. Two minutes before the end, Nsingi finally settled the fate of the coast team: he put the 0-4 on the scoreboard.

The curtain falls for KV Oostende after 10 seasons in the Jupiler Pro League. The coastal team says goodbye to the highest class in football with a painful loss.