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Spectators: 7962 (Terracing: 5973, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Martijn Wintermans kicked off to start the match. Grammene's Achilles Van der Voert got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Soren Fierens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Achilles Van der Voert, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Achilles Van der Voert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 11 minutes into the match, Royal Timboektoe city's goal looked a bit too open when Achilles Van der Voert came free, but Soren Fierens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Max Ceusters received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Soren Fierens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Achilles Van der Voert left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grammene fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Achilles Van der Voert recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Max Ceusters in the 20th minute of play forced Royal Timboektoe city's goalkeeper Soren Fierens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Soren Fierens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Max Ceusters, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Max Ceusters in the 24th minute of play forced Royal Timboektoe city's goalkeeper Soren Fierens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Achilles Van der Voert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, Achilles Van der Voert left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grammene fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The audience was convinced that Achilles Van der Voert's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Soren Fierens was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Grammene's Dolf Kindermans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martijn Wintermans in the 39th minute of play. Soren Fierens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Achilles Van der Voert in the 47th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Achilles Van der Voert made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Martijn Wintermans got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After having played for 59 minutes, Achilles Van der Voert managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grammene's supporters crossed their fingers, but Achilles Van der Voert was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Max Ceusters got free with Soren Fierens in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 62 minutes into the match, Royal Timboektoe city's goal looked a bit too open when Achilles Van der Voert came free, but Soren Fierens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Achilles Van der Voert in the 65th minute of play forced Royal Timboektoe city's goalkeeper Soren Fierens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Achilles Van der Voert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Max Ceusters struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Soren Fierens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grammene. After a defensive mix-up in Royal Timboektoe city's zone, Achilles Van der Voert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Soren Fierens came out of the goal and Achilles Van der Voert tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Grammene booed when Royal Timboektoe city was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laurens Preuveneer didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Achilles Van der Voert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Achilles Van der Voert's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Soren Fierens was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Achilles Van der Voert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Soren Fierens having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Max Ceusters ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Soren Fierens was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. After a defensive mix-up in Royal Timboektoe city's zone, Achilles Van der Voert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Soren Fierens came out of the goal and Achilles Van der Voert tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Royal Timboektoe city getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Martijn Wintermans hit a great ball. When Achilles Van der Voert came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Grammene 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 Achilles Van der Voert couldn't finish the play. After 91 minutes, Laurens Preuveneer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Royal Timboektoe city and the Grammene players grew even worse after the yellow card. Grammene's Achilles Van der Voert got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Soren Fierens made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Max Ceusters sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 95 minutes, Max Ceusters managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grammene's supporters crossed their fingers, but Max Ceusters was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Grammene's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.