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Vlekkem
Spectators: 6731 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 0) Arne De Langhe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renzo De Maijer, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Billy Van de Velde might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Steff Van Boeckost. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Billy Van de Velde ran back to his position shaking his head. Jorre Vandamme succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 8th playminute. With a little luck, HO Wolvertem-Merchtem's Steff Van Boeckost got control of the ball when Jorre Vandamme tried to sneak it across the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Billy Van de Velde dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Steff Van Boeckost, 2-0. After having played for 22 minutes, Renzo De Maijer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. HO Wolvertem-Merchtem's supporters crossed their fingers, but Renzo De Maijer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nicolaas Slaghmeulders got in the 24th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Arne De Langhe handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. When Renzo De Maijer came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the HO Wolvertem-Merchtem 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 Renzo De Maijer couldn't finish the play. When Nicolaas Slaghmeulders came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the HO Wolvertem-Merchtem 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 Nicolaas Slaghmeulders couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Billy Van de Velde in the 33rd minute of play forced HO Wolvertem-Merchtem's goalkeeper Steff Van Boeckost to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorre Vandamme in the 37th minute of play forced HO Wolvertem-Merchtem's goalkeeper Steff Van Boeckost to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maurice Reijckmans hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, VC Vlekkem's Lenny Poets tried to score from far away in the 44th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Billy Van de Velde received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Steff Van Boeckost tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renzo De Maijer in the 48th minute of play forced VC Vlekkem's goalkeeper Arne De Langhe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Billy Van de Velde to make the kick off. A collision led to VC Vlekkem getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Michiel Vincx hit a great ball. Nicolaas Slaghmeulders could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Arne De Langhe made a huge save. Renzo De Maijer struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Arne De Langhe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HO Wolvertem-Merchtem. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 62nd minute of the game. One of VC Vlekkem:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of HO Wolvertem-Merchtem:s goal. Maurice Reijckmans placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Pierre-Alexandre Vaes struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Arne De Langhe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HO Wolvertem-Merchtem. Nicolaas Slaghmeulders recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Billy Van de Velde recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Steff Van Boeckost showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Billy Van de Velde, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Renzo De Maijer was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 87th minute. HO Wolvertem-Merchtem's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Billy Van de Velde fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Steff Van Boeckost having to interfere. Steff Van Boeckost showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Billy Van de Velde, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 94 minutes into the match, HO Wolvertem-Merchtem's goal looked a bit too open when Jorre Vandamme came free, but Steff Van Boeckost reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pierre-Alexandre Vaes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arne De Langhe having to interfere.