League

Zelte
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Zelte's Lukas Godts started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Birger Sabbe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Zelte's Pierre-Olivier Severyns got a free kick in the 11th minute. Joery Van de Weijer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Birger Sabbe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joery Van de Weijer struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Gunter Valckeners didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arsenal. Birger Sabbe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Gunter Valckeners tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gunter Valckeners showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Birger Sabbe, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Birger Sabbe in the 24th minute of play forced Zelte's goalkeeper Gunter Valckeners to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Arsenal booed when Zelte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teun Eggermont didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Arsenal's zone, Lukas Godts stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maurice van Haghten came out of the goal and Lukas Godts tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lukas Godts fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurice van Haghten having to interfere. Joery Van de Weijer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gunter Valckeners having to interfere. Birger Sabbe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Gunter Valckeners tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Zelte's goalkeeper Gunter Valckeners, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pierre-Olivier Severyns hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zelte's goalkeeper Gunter Valckeners, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Birger Sabbe was the one to do the kick off. In the 58th minute there was a penalty for Arsenal. Fabien Cuppens stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gunter Valckeners. 0-2. When Joery Van de Weijer came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Arsenal 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 Joery Van de Weijer couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Joery Van de Weijer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arsenal's supporters rose to their feet, but Joery Van de Weijer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gunter Valckeners breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joery Van de Weijer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Gunter Valckeners made a huge save. Birger Sabbe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gunter Valckeners having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Birger Van Acht hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute, Arsenal's Joery Van de Weijer ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gunter Valckeners. Gunter Valckeners yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. In the 78thth minute of the game Birger Sabbe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zelte's Gunter Valckeners was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 79 minutes, Birger Van Acht mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zelte and the Arsenal players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Arsenal booed when Zelte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Birger Van Acht didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arsenal's Birger Sabbe got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gunter Valckeners made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joery Van de Weijer in the 89th minute. Gunter Valckeners made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Joery Van de Weijer sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Zelte defense, Joery Van de Weijer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gunter Valckeners. The Zelte fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gunter Valckeners should have stopped the shot. Arsenal's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.