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Spectators: 8006 (Terracing: 6006, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kristof Hylen kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Kristof Hylen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fredrik Meeuwissen was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. When Lode Van Hespen came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Wuustwezel 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 Lode Van Hespen couldn't finish the play. Fredrik Meeuwissen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristof Hylen, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Soren Salms kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 12th minute of the game. One of FC Zandvoorde:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Wuustwezel:s goal. The referee gave Wuustwezel a penalty, 13 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Benny Schrijns, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Zandvoorde's Fredrik Meeuwissen. 0-1. Lode Van Hespen scored 0-2 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fredrik Meeuwissen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Matthias Van Der Elst fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arne Steenbeeck having to interfere. Kristof Hylen charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kristof Hylen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FC Zandvoorde booed when Wuustwezel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kristof Hylen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rocky Olbrechts kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matthias Van Der Elst in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arne Steenbeeck prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 34 played minutes Wuustwezel got a freekick which was hit by Benny Schrijns. In the 35th match minute, FC Zandvoorde was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gunther Gijsbrechts to maneuver through the defense. FC Zandvoorde's Fredrik Meeuwissen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristof Hylen in the 43rd minute of play. Soren Salms hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matthias Van Der Elst to make the kick off. Fredrik Meeuwissen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lode Van Hespen in the 54th minute of play. 56 minutes into the game, Kristof Hylen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Fredrik Meeuwissen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Matthias Van Der Elst's late challenge caught a Wuustwezel's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matthias Van Der Elst helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Wuustwezel booed when FC Zandvoorde was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthias Van Der Elst didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th minute, Lode Van Hespen 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. Dean Moors recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ivan Paschiers made in the 65th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Rocky Olbrechts however managed to control. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lode Van Hespen in the 68th minute of play forced FC Zandvoorde's goalkeeper Fredrik Meeuwissen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kristof Hylen got free with Fredrik Meeuwissen in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FC Zandvoorde's Fredrik Meeuwissen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lode Van Hespen in the 70th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kristof Hylen got free with Fredrik Meeuwissen in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kristof Hylen in the 73rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fredrik Meeuwissen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Matthias Van Der Elst fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arne Steenbeeck having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Ivan Paschiers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, FC Zandvoorde's Fredrik Meeuwissen got control of the ball when Kristof Hylen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rocky Olbrechts charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rocky Olbrechts the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rocky Olbrechts kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. FC Zandvoorde's attentive Victor Du Bois managed to snatch the ball when Ivan Paschiers made a throw-in in the 89th minute of the game. If Matthias Van Der Elst had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 94 in the game by Kristof Hylen from a close distance when the talented Fredrik Meeuwissen managed to make a qualified save. FC Zandvoorde's players were relieved. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Wuustwezel walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.