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Hoeselt
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Christiaan De Cock kicked off to start the match. Emiliano Martínez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arnold Marchal in the 4th minute. Emiliano Martínez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christiaan De Cock in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute Arnold Marchal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Martínez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeff Van Hautvinck could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Emiliano Martínez made a huge save. Patrik Vereect came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Sint-Niklaas's Frederick Declerck. But to his dismay, Frederick Declerck quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Sint-Niklaas's Emiliano Martínez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marnix Voorhof in the 20th minute of play. In the 20th minute Marnix Voorhof shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Martínez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emiliano Martínez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrik Van Bets, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute Arnold Marchal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Martínez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emiliano Martínez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marnix Voorhof, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 25 minutes into the match, Sint-Niklaas's goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christiaan De Cock. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christiaan De Cock got free with Emiliano Martínez in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Sint-Niklaas's Emiliano Martínez got control of the ball when Jeff Van Hautvinck tried to sneak it across the goal line. Axel Weets charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Axel Weets the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 31st match minute, Sint-Niklaas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Axel Weets to maneuver through the defense. After 32 played minutes, Club Hoeselt's Jeff Van Hautvinck shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez 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 Club Hoeselt reached it. Jesse Sabbe hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jeff Van Hautvinck got free with Emiliano Martínez in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnold Marchal got free with Emiliano Martínez in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Emiliano Martínez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnold Marchal in the 40th minute of play. With a little luck, Sint-Niklaas's Emiliano Martínez got control of the ball when Jeff Van Hautvinck tried to sneak it across the goal line. 45 minutes into the game, Christiaan De Cock recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Emiliano Martínez. Christiaan De Cock showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hugo Voorhof was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Sint-Niklaas's goal looked a bit too open when Christiaan De Cock came free, but Emiliano Martínez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeff Van Hautvinck scored 2-1 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emiliano Martínez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Emiliano Martínez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeff Van Hautvinck, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute, Marnix Voorhof ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emiliano Martínez was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Marnix Voorhof took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emiliano Martínez. Emiliano Martínez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnold Marchal in the 75th minute of play forced Sint-Niklaas's goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Marnix Voorhof had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emiliano Martínez. Sint-Niklaas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marnix Voorhof was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. 82 minutes into the match, Sint-Niklaas's goal looked a bit too open when Arnold Marchal came free, but Emiliano Martínez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emiliano Martínez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeff Van Hautvinck, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Emiliano Martínez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeff Van Hautvinck, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 88th minute Arnold Marchal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Martínez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emiliano Martínez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeff Van Hautvinck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emiliano Martínez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeff Van Hautvinck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeff Van Hautvinck took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emiliano Martínez. Emiliano Martínez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-1. Club Hoeselt were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Sint-Niklaas for a fine match.