League

Van Lent Stadion
Spectators: 7293 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 50) Van Lent's Wouter Blomme 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. Botswana Meat Commission's Goffrey Van Maestricht got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 11 played minutes Van Lent got a freekick which was hit by Francis Imbrechts. Christoph De Cock was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 15th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Goffrey Van Maestricht fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Van De Putts having to interfere. Goffrey Van Maestricht fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Van De Putts having to interfere. 25 minutes into the game, Natan Vereijt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Botswana Meat Commission's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Van Lent the free kick. Natan Vereijt hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Botswana Meat Commission's Goffrey Van Maestricht got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rafael Van De Putts came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Botswana Meat Commission's Jan-Joost Van Steen. But to his dismay, Jan-Joost Van Steen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wouter Blomme during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Van Lent getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Wouter Blomme hit a great ball. 39 minutes into the match, Botswana Meat Commission's Hannes Van Cauwenberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rafael Van De Putts narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Didier Van Den Bosche struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. William Decremer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Van Lent. Rudy Sempels took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rafael Van De Putts. Van Lent's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Goffrey Van Maestricht made a kick off. In the 52nd minute of the match, Goffrey Van Maestricht tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rafael Van De Putts saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Botswana Meat Commission were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after Van Lent's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Christoph De Cock took the corner. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by Van Lent's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Christoph De Cock was slow to take the kick. During this time Botswana Meat Commission's players had a chance to rest. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan-Joost Van Steen got free with Rafael Van De Putts in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Botswana Meat Commission's Jan-Joost Van Steen got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rudy Polspoel kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. 66 minutes into the game, Botswana Meat Commission's Jan-Joost Van Steen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rafael Van De Putts made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 75th minute, Goffrey Van Maestricht 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. With a little luck, Van Lent's Rafael Van De Putts got control of the ball when Jan-Joost Van Steen tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 78th match minute, Van Lent was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl Cheepers to maneuver through the defense. When Luukas Humbelets fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Botswana Meat Commission's protests and gave Luukas Humbelets a yellow card for diving instead. In the 80th match minute, Botswana Meat Commission was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luukas Humbelets to maneuver through the defense. Goffrey Van Maestricht succeeded in the game's 82nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Goffrey Van Maestricht in the 86th minute of play forced Van Lent's goalkeeper Rafael Van De Putts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Van Lent's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Goffrey Van Maestricht scored to the left of an out of position Rafael Van De Putts, making the score, 0-5. Botswana Meat Commission's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.