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Spectators: 6894 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) K.F.C NIJLEN's Henri-Xavier Van de Schrieck 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. 4 minutes into the game, Ian Dauwe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. K.F.C NIJLEN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Yalaz the free kick. A collision led to K.F.C NIJLEN getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Ian Dauwe hit a great ball. Jose Van Linthoudt hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Jos Terwenhout fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 12th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. 15 minutes into the match, K.F.C NIJLEN's goalkeeper Daan Mertens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Staf Schoenmaekers. Christofere De Ridder sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henri-Xavier Van de Schrieck in the 24th minute of play forced FC Yalaz's goalkeeper Tommas Krabbe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the match, FC Yalaz's goal looked a bit too open when Henri-Xavier Van de Schrieck came free, but Tommas Krabbe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Yalaz's Tommas Krabbe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henri-Xavier Van de Schrieck in the 29th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jasper Aelgoet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Daan Mertens was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Staf Schoenmaekers struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Daan Mertens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Yalaz. 39 minutes into the match, FC Yalaz's Jasper Aelgoet sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daan Mertens narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Staf Schoenmaekers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daan Mertens having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Staf Schoenmaekers 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. Jasper Aelgoet struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Daan Mertens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Yalaz. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Staf Schoenmaekers stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, K.F.C NIJLEN's Jose Van Linthoudt dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Jasper Aelgoet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daan Mertens having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, FC Yalaz's goal looked a bit too open when Henri-Xavier Van de Schrieck came free, but Tommas Krabbe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Jasper Aelgoet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 70 minutes, Staf Schoenmaekers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Yalaz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Staf Schoenmaekers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 71st minute Jasper Aelgoet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daan Mertens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Jasper Aelgoet managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Yalaz's supporters rose to their feet, but Jasper Aelgoet was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daan Mertens breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jasper Aelgoet 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. Christofere De Ridder charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christofere De Ridder the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to K.F.C NIJLEN getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Christofere De Ridder hit a great ball. Pieterjan Vrankx blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Daan Mertens having to make a save. After having played for 84 minutes, Staf Schoenmaekers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Yalaz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Staf Schoenmaekers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Jose Van Linthoudt fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored K.F.C NIJLEN's protests and gave Jose Van Linthoudt a yellow card for diving instead. In the 87th match minute, K.F.C NIJLEN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Van Linthoudt to maneuver through the defense. Jasper Aelgoet struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Daan Mertens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Yalaz. FC Yalaz's Pieterjan Vrankx got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Despite being the better team, FC Yalaz failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.