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Varinkshoek
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nicolaas Lanen got the match started through his kick off. Reinaert Verhasselt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolaas Lanen, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Nils Maeijnaerts fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reinaert Verhasselt having to interfere. In the 6thth minute of the game Nicolaas Lanen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Varinkshoek's Reinaert Verhasselt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Jochen Van Gorpt fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Varinkshoek's protests and gave Jochen Van Gorpt a yellow card for diving instead. In the 13th minute, Jochen Van Gorpt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Reinaert Verhasselt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nils Maeijnaerts's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Reinaert Verhasselt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolaas Lanen in the 18th minute of play. A collision led to Varinkshoek getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Dimitri Dekens hit a great ball. Ben Laporte's late challenge caught a Werken's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ben Laporte helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Varinkshoek's Ben Laporte got a free kick in the 21st minute. After 22 played minutes, Werken's Kristof Olbrechts shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Reinaert Verhasselt 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 Werken reached it. Nicolaas Lanen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Reinaert Verhasselt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reinaert Verhasselt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nils Maeijnaerts in the 28th minute of the match. Waud De Backer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ben Laporte in the 29th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joe Francken got free with Waud De Backer in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joe Francken struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Waud De Backer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Varinkshoek. After 34 played minutes Werken got a freekick which was hit by Silvain Bourgignon. Reinaert Verhasselt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils Maeijnaerts in the 36th minute of play. With splendid footwork Ben Laporte arrived in front of goal to shoot 1-1 by the left pole in the game's 38th minute. Nils Maeijnaerts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 47 minutes into the match, Werken's goalkeeper Waud De Backer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joe Francken.

The wind increased when Ben Laporte made the kick off in the second half. Werken's Waud De Backer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ben Laporte in the 57th minute of play. After 57 minutes, Yves Van Meerbeec mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Varinkshoek and the Werken players grew even worse after the yellow card. Yves Van Meerbeec hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Nils Maeijnaerts 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. In the 70th minute, Nicolaas Lanen fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. If Nils Maeijnaerts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute, Nicolaas Lanen reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Reinaert Verhasselt. The goal made the score 1-3. Waud De Backer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ben Laporte, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Matthy Van de Weijer hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute Joe Francken shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waud De Backer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicolaas Lanen struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Reinaert Verhasselt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Werken.