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De Brugse Zot
Spectators: 8160 (Terracing: 6121, Seating: 1877, VIP seats: 162) VC Walshoutem's Marnix Van Bombergen started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Axel Leers was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Boris Huyghens capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Boris Huyghens really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Laurens Opdebeeck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Axel Leers having to interfere. VC Walshoutem's Axel Leers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laurens Opdebeeck in the 17th minute of play. Boris Huyghens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Axel Leers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pakin De Hond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bastian Spoelberghe, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Alfons Goethuys could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Axel Leers made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mattias Schoenmakers during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 35th minute, Mattias Schoenmakers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 36 played minutes VC Walshoutem got a freekick which was hit by Bastian Spoelberghe. Axel Leers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfons Goethuys in the 38th minute. Laurens Opdebeeck's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 42ndth minute, Axel Leers skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to VC Walshoutem getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Mattias Schoenmakers hit a great ball. Laurens Opdebeeck's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 44thth minute, Axel Leers skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Erik-Jan Snijers kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Laurens Opdebeeck to strike the kick off in the second half. Axel Leers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfons Goethuys, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute Boris Huyghens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Axel Leers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute, Laurens Opdebeeck made a precise shot to the right of Axel Leers. VC Walshoutem's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After a rather tough play, De Brugse Zotten's Joonatan Van den Dries got a free kick in the 60th minute. Chris-George Wortelers hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Axel Leers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laurens Opdebeeck in the 65th minute of play. When Mattias Schoenmakers was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 77 minutes had been played. A collision led to VC Walshoutem getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Mattias Schoenmakers hit a great ball. 86 minutes in the game, Bastian Spoelberghe dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After 89 minutes, Joerie Paaps mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the De Brugse Zotten and the VC Walshoutem players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 89th minute, Joerie Paaps hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laurens Opdebeeck in the 92nd minute of play forced VC Walshoutem's goalkeeper Axel Leers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Alfons Goethuys had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 95 played minutes, De Brugse Zotten's Daniel Vanden Driessche shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Axel Leers 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 De Brugse Zotten reached it. De Brugse Zotten's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.