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Millegem Stadion
Spectators: 8432 (Terracing: 6325, Seating: 1939, VIP seats: 168) Vincent Temmerman started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of R.C.A booed when Tongeren FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jason Van Lancker didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to R.C.A getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Daevy Sevenans hit a great ball. Emiel Spoelberghe might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iustinian Babarada. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emiel Spoelberghe ran back to his position shaking his head. Serge Tijs spun around in front of the goal 13 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Tongeren FC's goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emiel Spoelberghe got free with Iustinian Babarada in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiel Spoelberghe in the 22nd minute of play forced Tongeren FC's goalkeeper Iustinian Babarada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Tongeren FC's goal looked a bit too open when Chus Avilés came free, but Iustinian Babarada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 29 minutes, Serge Tijs managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. R.C.A's supporters crossed their fingers, but Serge Tijs was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emiel Spoelberghe was extremely unlucky when he, in the 30th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 30th minute, Serge Tijs got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Serge Tijs's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iustinian Babarada was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. With his leg Iustinian Babarada managed to avoid a goal in the 37thth minute, when R.C.A's Serge Tijs fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 2-0 became the score in the 40th minute when Emiel Spoelberghe elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After having played for 44 minutes, Vincent Temmerman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tongeren FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vincent Temmerman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 45th minute Luukas Van Gysel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Godfredo Menendez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Serge Tijs made a kick off. The supporters of R.C.A booed when Tongeren FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maxime Theys didn't get a good kick on the ball. 54 minutes into the game, Erwin-Alexander Hemeleers was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tongeren FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave R.C.A the free kick. After a rather tough play, Tongeren FC's Erwin-Alexander Hemeleers got a free kick in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, Tongeren FC's goal looked a bit too open when Emiel Spoelberghe came free, but Iustinian Babarada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. R.C.A's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Geert Van den Plas in the 65th minute. After taking down the ball on R.C.A's corner Geert Van den Plas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Iustinian Babarada quite easily take care of the ball. In the 67th minute, Serge Tijs got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Iustinian Babarada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serge Tijs in the 69th minute of the match. After 70 minutes, Serge Tijs made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Tongeren FC's Iustinian Babarada tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When R.C.A's Emiel Spoelberghe in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tongeren FC's goalie prevented a goal. Serge Tijs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 79 minutes, Tobias Verhaert mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tongeren FC and the R.C.A players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 79th match minute, Tongeren FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tobias Verhaert to maneuver through the defense. After 81 played minutes, R.C.A's Geert Van den Plas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Iustinian Babarada came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in R.C.A reached it. Iustinian Babarada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serge Tijs, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 95th match minute, R.C.A was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chus Avilés to maneuver through the defense. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. R.C.A fully deserved thier win.