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Westergem
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Waut Bernaerts started the match with the kick off. Yves Straetmans hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Constant Van Boekost took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Axell Lefevere. S.V.Aartselaar's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, S.V.Aartselaar's goal looked a bit too open when Karl Jespers came free, but Axell Lefevere reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the game, Luk Hemberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. S.V.Aartselaar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Westergem the free kick. After a rather tough play, S.V.Aartselaar's Luk Hemberg got a free kick in the 9th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Karl Jespers in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Axell Lefevere saved S.V.Aartselaar from getting behind. S.V.Aartselaar's Axell Lefevere played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl Jespers in the 15th minute of play. Sylvan Goosens hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Xander-Paul Wuets's late challenge caught a Westergem's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xander-Paul Wuets helped the player get up and apologised. In the 19th match minute, S.V.Aartselaar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xander-Paul Wuets to maneuver through the defense. Xander-Paul Wuets sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in S.V.Aartselaar's zone, Karl Jespers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Axell Lefevere came out of the goal and Karl Jespers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 26th match minute, S.V.Aartselaar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luk Hemberg to maneuver through the defense. Karl Jespers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Axell Lefevere having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Westergem's Manuel Van der Sande got a free kick in the 29th minute. Waut Van Landeghem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xander-Paul Wuets, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Waut Van Landeghem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waut Bernaerts, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. If Steve Dejonckheere had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karl Jespers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Axell Lefevere having to interfere. 40 minutes into the game, S.V.Aartselaar's Xander-Paul Wuets nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Waut Van Landeghem made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Sylvan Goosens's late challenge caught a Westergem's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sylvan Goosens helped the player get up and apologised.

Axell Lefevere took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steve Dejonckheere, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Waut Van Landeghem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waut Bernaerts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Axell Lefevere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl Jespers, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Steve Dejonckheere received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Axell Lefevere tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karl Jespers struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Axell Lefevere didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Westergem. When Karl Jespers came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Westergem 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 Karl Jespers couldn't finish the play. After 76 minutes of play, S.V.Aartselaar's Xander-Paul Wuets made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Waut Van Landeghem was left in no man's land by his defense there! Waut Bernaerts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Westergem's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Waut Bernaerts 85 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-3. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. S.V.Aartselaar had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.