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Spectators: 7987 (Terracing: 5991, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) Hubert Hollandts made the kick off and thus started the match. Teun Engelbert hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Etienne Montens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rob Neys was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. In the 6th minute of the match, Hubert Hollandts tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alphonse Dumont saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a defensive mix-up in RSC Sint-Gillis-Waas's zone, Etienne Montens stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rob Neys came out of the goal and Etienne Montens tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jeffrey Putman charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jeffrey Putman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 11 played minutes, RSC Sint-Gillis-Waas's Bastiaan Matthys shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alphonse Dumont 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 RSC Sint-Gillis-Waas reached it. The audience was convinced that Etienne Montens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rob Neys was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in RSC Sint-Gillis-Waas's zone, Jeffrey Putman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rob Neys came out of the goal and Jeffrey Putman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rob Neys showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronny Engelborgh, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. When Yellow City Devils's Etienne Montens in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye RSC Sint-Gillis-Waas's goalie prevented a goal. When Joannes Van Meerbeeck came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Yellow City Devils 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 Joannes Van Meerbeeck couldn't finish the play. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Etienne Montens sped through RSC Sint-Gillis-Waas's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rob Neys. Matthieu de Wolf's late challenge caught a Yellow City Devils's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matthieu de Wolf helped the player get up and apologised. After 30 played minutes RSC Sint-Gillis-Waas got a freekick which was hit by Matthieu de Wolf. Rob Neys took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Etienne Montens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rob Neys stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Etienne Montens's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. After a rather tough play, RSC Sint-Gillis-Waas's Matthieu de Wolf got a free kick in the 41st minute. After 42 minutes, Etienne Montens made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. RSC Sint-Gillis-Waas's Rob Neys tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 45th minute, Jeffrey Putman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 46 played minutes RSC Sint-Gillis-Waas got a freekick which was hit by Yanne Van Landschoot. Etienne Montens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Yellow City Devils were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Etienne Montens stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Etienne Montens who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 51stth minute tested the skills of Rob Neys when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Teun Engelbert fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RSC Sint-Gillis-Waas's protests and gave Teun Engelbert a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, RSC Sint-Gillis-Waas's Teun Engelbert got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Etienne Montens who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Rob Neys when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Etienne Montens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rob Neys was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Rob Neys made an important save on a dangerous shot by Etienne Montens in the 66th minute. Yellow City Devils's Alphonse Dumont played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yanis Terreur in the 67th minute of play. Rob Neys made an important save on a dangerous shot by Etienne Montens in the 70th minute. Jeffrey Putman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rob Neys having to make a save. With his leg Rob Neys managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when Yellow City Devils's Etienne Montens fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to RSC Sint-Gillis-Waas getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Teun Engelbert hit a great ball. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 76th minute, when Yellow City Devils's Joerie Van der Veken after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Rob Neys in RSC Sint-Gillis-Waas's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. Joannes Van Meerbeeck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Yellow City Devils's Etienne Montens, in the 83rd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Yellow City Devils. 92 minutes into the game, Etienne Montens lined in a short shot 0-3 behind a frustrated Rob Neys. Yellow City Devils's Etienne Montens got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yellow City Devils'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.