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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Axell Verduin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Melker Gudmundsson's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Steven Homan might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Axell Verduin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Steven Homan ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Steven Homan got free with Axell Verduin in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 13th minute, Barnaba Pilsudski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yorrick Zoethout was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Pieter Teurfs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Melker Gudmundsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Axell Verduin was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. With a little luck, FC Gullegem's Axell Verduin got control of the ball when Steven Homan tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Steven Homan got free with Axell Verduin in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Steven Homan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Axell Verduin made a huge save. After 32 minutes, Virgil Lindelöf mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SV Balverliefd and the FC Gullegem players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to SV Balverliefd getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Virgil Lindelöf hit a great ball. Harmen Kloppenburg hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute Ion Giurgiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yorrick Zoethout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barnaba Pilsudski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Barnaba Pilsudski struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Yorrick Zoethout didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Gullegem. Felix van As kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Yorrick Zoethout took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barnaba Pilsudski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute, Barnaba Pilsudski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yorrick Zoethout was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Steven Homan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Axell Verduin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. In the 52nd minute of the match Matty Bormans sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yorrick Zoethout skillfully saved the ball. FC Gullegem's Axell Verduin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melker Gudmundsson in the 54th minute of play. Ion Giurgiu lost his temper 56 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The supporters of SV Balverliefd booed when FC Gullegem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ion Giurgiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 58 minutes into the match, FC Gullegem's goal looked a bit too open when Remond Reintjes came free, but Axell Verduin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Gullegem's Jörgen Norberg managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Remond Reintjes in the 62 minute of the game. FC Gullegem's Axell Verduin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melker Gudmundsson in the 64th minute of play. FC Gullegem's Axell Verduin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steven Homan in the 68th minute of play. If Joe Vandamme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Axell Verduin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Melker Gudmundsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. During the 84th minute of the match Virgil Lindelöf completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Virgil Lindelöf a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. FC Gullegem made a substitution. Jonathan Vrijdag replaced Joe Vandamme. When the match had been going on for 87 minutes, FC Gullegem's Barnaba Pilsudski got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Yorrick Zoethout. A collision led to FC Gullegem getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Barnaba Pilsudski hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Steven Homan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Axell Verduin was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. If Jonathan Vrijdag had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Gullegem's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.