League

Bierbeek
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Grammene's Achilles Van der Voert 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. Pierre-Paul Serneels stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Achilles Van der Voert's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Arno Slegers's late challenge caught a SC Bierbeek's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arno Slegers helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Grammene getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Arno Slegers hit a great ball. Dolf Kindermans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emmanouil Tsioris in the 10th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Grammene's zone, Emmanouil Tsioris stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dolf Kindermans came out of the goal and Emmanouil Tsioris tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. SC Bierbeek's Emmanouil Tsioris got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 25th minute of the match Thys Van Latem shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pierre-Paul Serneels showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Max Ceusters struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Pierre-Paul Serneels didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grammene. In the 31st minute Achilles Van der Voert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pierre-Paul Serneels saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roni Verheijd in the 34th minute of play forced Grammene's goalkeeper Dolf Kindermans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Achilles Van der Voert struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Pierre-Paul Serneels didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grammene. 40 minutes into the match, Grammene's goal looked a bit too open when Emmanouil Tsioris came free, but Dolf Kindermans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, SC Bierbeek's goal looked a bit too open when Achilles Van der Voert came free, but Pierre-Paul Serneels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pierre-Paul Serneels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Max Ceusters in the 44th minute of play. SC Bierbeek's Pierre-Paul Serneels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Achilles Van der Voert in the 45th minute of play. Elias Goemyne's late challenge caught a Grammene's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Elias Goemyne helped the player get up and apologised. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Max Ceusters managed to get in a good position for a shot. Grammene's supporters rose to their feet, but Max Ceusters was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pierre-Paul Serneels breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emmanouil Tsioris to strike the kick off in the second half. Pierre-Paul Serneels 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 56th minute. Achilles Van der Voert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Pierre-Paul Serneels tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Grammene's goal looked a bit too open when Emmanouil Tsioris came free, but Dolf Kindermans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Achilles Van der Voert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 74 minutes into the game, Achilles Van der Voert lined in a short shot 0-1 behind a frustrated Pierre-Paul Serneels. Achilles Van der Voert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, SC Bierbeek's Pierre-Paul Serneels got control of the ball when Max Ceusters tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emmanouil Tsioris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by William Van Kelf during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 93rd match minute, Grammene was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by William Van Kelf to maneuver through the defense. Max Ceusterss short, quick shot in the 95thth minute got Pierre-Paul Serneels to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Grammene eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.