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Sint-Niklaas Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Hugo Voorhof started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Herman Kortens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frederick Declerck, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. A sloppy throw-in by Remi Isebergh in the 6th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by De Huppelende Zebras's Tijs Van Gorpt. 9 minutes into the match, De Huppelende Zebras's goal looked a bit too open when Frederick Declerck came free, but Herman Kortens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frederick Declerck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute Kent Waterloos suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After 13 minutes, Lukas Gijselinckx mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the De Huppelende Zebras and the Sint-Niklaas players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 14th minute, Lukas Gijselinckx hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hugo Voorhof could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Herman Kortens made a huge save. Emiliano Martínez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerry Goebelens, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederick Declerck in the 19th minute of play forced De Huppelende Zebras's goalkeeper Herman Kortens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Herman Kortens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frederick Declerck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute Alex Rueda 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. With an all-out effort, Sint-Niklaas's Herman Kortens threw himself towards the right post 27 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Frederick Declerck, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Hugo Voorhof could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Herman Kortens made a huge save. 30 minutes into the match, De Huppelende Zebras's goal looked a bit too open when Johannes Van de Plas came free, but Herman Kortens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gert-Jan Verduyckt during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gert-Jan Verduyckt hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute, Hugo Voorhof left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sint-Niklaas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 37 minutes into the match, Sint-Niklaas's goal looked a bit too open when Tijs Van Gorpt came free, but Emiliano Martínez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the De Huppelende Zebras defense, Hugo Voorhof kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Herman Kortens. The De Huppelende Zebras fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Herman Kortens should have stopped the shot. De Huppelende Zebras's Herman Kortens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save De Huppelende Zebras from getting a goal against them. In the 46th minute, one of De Huppelende Zebras:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for De Huppelende Zebras. In the 48th minute of the game, Sint-Niklaas got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Conny Sjöberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Sint-Niklaas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan-Pieter Sempels to maneuver through the defense. Sint-Niklaas's Emiliano Martínez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Sint-Niklaas from getting a goal against them. Frederick Declerck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Herman Kortens having to interfere. 59 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 Conny Sjöberg. With a little luck, Sint-Niklaas's Emiliano Martínez got control of the ball when Jerry Goebelens tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 61 played minutes De Huppelende Zebras got a freekick which was hit by Jo Gallot. 62 minutes into the game, Hugo Voorhof cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Herman Kortens was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Conny Sjöberg during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Conny Sjöberg hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 70th match minute, Sint-Niklaas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remi Isebergh to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Sint-Niklaas's Emiliano Martínez got control of the ball when Jerry Goebelens tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of De Huppelende Zebras booed when Sint-Niklaas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Axel Weets didn't get a good kick on the ball. 80 minutes into the match, De Huppelende Zebras's goal looked a bit too open when Frederick Declerck came free, but Herman Kortens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emiliano Martínez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Rueda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Herman Kortens didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hugo Voorhof went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Conny Sjöberg in the 85thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Emiliano Martínez, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Herman Kortens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frederick Declerck in the 87th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Sint-Niklaas's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Rueda came free, but Emiliano Martínez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Conny Sjöberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Emiliano Martínez made a huge save. Emiliano Martínez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wes Denturck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Axel Weets's late challenge caught a De Huppelende Zebras's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Axel Weets helped the player get up and apologised. After 98 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sint-Niklaas! De Huppelende Zebras's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.