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Spectators: 8035 (Terracing: 6027, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) Joop Rijmenams made the kick off and thus started the match. Ignacio Sanduru recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ignacio Sanduru struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Yanniek Correyns didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VK Valaarhof. When Ignacio Sanduru came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the VK Valaarhof 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 Ignacio Sanduru couldn't finish the play. After 11 minutes, Ignacio Sanduru made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. KSV Nieuwpoort's Yanniek Correyns tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bavo Tkint in the 16th minute of play forced KSV Nieuwpoort's goalkeeper Yanniek Correyns to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brent Audenaert could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Roben Dewolf made a huge save. Bavo Tkint struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Yanniek Correyns didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VK Valaarhof. Ignacio Sanduru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yanniek Correyns having to interfere. After having played for 34 minutes, Joop Rijmenams managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KSV Nieuwpoort's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joop Rijmenams 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 34th minute, Dominick Van Casteren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 39 minutes into the match, Ignacio Sanduru had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yanniek Correyns. KSV Nieuwpoort's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ignacio Sanduru was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. When Kim Vinx came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the VK Valaarhof 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 Kim Vinx couldn't finish the play. Ignacio Sanduru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yanniek Correyns having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Kim Vinx managed to get in a good position for a shot. VK Valaarhof's supporters rose to their feet, but Kim Vinx was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yanniek Correyns breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half VK Valaarhof were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ignacio Sanduru was the one to do the kick off. Ignacio Sanduru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Yanniek Correyns tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kim Vinx fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yanniek Correyns having to interfere. Ignacio Sanduru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yanniek Correyns having to interfere. Joop Rijmenams sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ignacio Sanduru came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the VK Valaarhof 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 Ignacio Sanduru couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, KSV Nieuwpoort's Renzo Helsens got a free kick in the 68th minute. Yanniek Correyns didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 71st minute, which inside left pole to 0-3. After 77 played minutes, KSV Nieuwpoort's Dan Wijnrijx shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Roben Dewolf 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 KSV Nieuwpoort reached it. VK Valaarhof's Roben Dewolf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brent Audenaert in the 78th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, KSV Nieuwpoort's goalkeeper Yanniek Correyns had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ignacio Sanduru. Renzo Helsens hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute, Renzo Helsens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yanniek Correyns was a little too slow when Bavo Tkint got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 84th minute. The score was now 0-4. Bart Wagemans made in the 88th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by VK Valaarhof's Kim Vinx. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Ignacio Sanduru managed to get in a good position for a shot. VK Valaarhof's supporters rose to their feet, but Ignacio Sanduru was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yanniek Correyns breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in KSV Nieuwpoort's zone, Henri-Patrick Van Geele stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yanniek Correyns came out of the goal and Henri-Patrick Van Geele tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ignacio Sanduru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Yanniek Correyns tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Kim Vinx came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the VK Valaarhof 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 Kim Vinx couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in KSV Nieuwpoort's zone, Ignacio Sanduru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yanniek Correyns came out of the goal and Ignacio Sanduru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.