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Spectators: 5700 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1150, VIP seats: 50) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lorenzo Van Leemputten took the kick off in the first half of the match. Yoeri Van den Berge sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gilles Custermanss short, quick shot in the 16thth minute got Felix Maeijnarts to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Frank Devaux managed to get in a good position for a shot. LaPetiteProutEnCroute's supporters rose to their feet, but Frank Devaux was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Herald Persoens breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 22 minutes into the match, R.Standard Liège's goal looked a bit too open when Yoeri Van den Berge came free, but Herald Persoens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Gert-Jan Goens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute Mathieu-Maxim De Metser shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herald Persoens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yoeri Van den Berge struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Herald Persoens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LaPetiteProutEnCroute. In the 26th match minute, R.Standard Liège was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giovanny Heijligem to maneuver through the defense. When LaPetiteProutEnCroute's Yannis Decaluwe in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye R.Standard Liège's goalie prevented a goal. LaPetiteProutEnCroute's Felix Maeijnarts proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save LaPetiteProutEnCroute from getting a goal against them. Giovanny Heijligem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felix Maeijnarts having to interfere. Frank Devaux hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After 45 minutes of play, R.Standard Liège's Lorenzo Van Leemputten made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Felix Maeijnarts was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Yoeri Van den Berge stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lorenzo Van Leemputten struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Felix Maeijnarts didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for R.Standard Liège. Yoeri Van den Berge sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yoeri Van den Berge blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Herald Persoens having to make a save. With his leg Herald Persoens managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when LaPetiteProutEnCroute's Yannis Decaluwe fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Herald Persoens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yoeri Van den Berge in the 63rd minute of play. Yannis Decaluwe might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Herald Persoens. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yannis Decaluwe ran back to his position shaking his head. Felix Maeijnarts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lorenzo Van Leemputten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felix Maeijnarts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lorenzo Van Leemputten in the 74th minute of play. A collision led to LaPetiteProutEnCroute getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Jeffery Van der Sande hit a great ball. A collision led to LaPetiteProutEnCroute getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Jeffery Van der Sande hit a great ball. In the 78th minute, Lorenzo Van Leemputten made a precise shot to the right of Felix Maeijnarts. LaPetiteProutEnCroute's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Felix Maeijnarts came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by R.Standard Liège's Gilles Custermans. But to his dismay, Gilles Custermans quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. After 87 played minutes R.Standard Liège got a freekick which was hit by Giovanny Heijligem. LaPetiteProutEnCroute's Mathieu-Maxim De Metser shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 88th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Herald Persoens but with some difficulty. Herald Persoens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yannis Decaluwe in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilles Custermans in the 92nd minute of play forced LaPetiteProutEnCroute's goalkeeper Felix Maeijnarts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 93 minutes into the match, LaPetiteProutEnCroute's goal looked a bit too open when Gilles Custermans came free, but Felix Maeijnarts reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. LaPetiteProutEnCroute's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.