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Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 7328 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gert De Bruijn made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpected shot in the 4th minute by Patrick Van Goitsenhoven got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Didier de Pelsmaekers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Carel van Eijnde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Gert De Bruijn made a precise shot to the right of Dyllen Wittemans. ZVC ReLoaDed's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 16 minutes into the match, ZVC ReLoaDed's goal looked a bit too open when Gert De Bruijn came free, but Dyllen Wittemans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gert De Bruijn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dyllen Wittemans having to interfere. The supporters of ZVC ReLoaDed booed when FC Meirliators was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dave Kockaerts didn't get a good kick on the ball. Artuur Vinck missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 27 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Carel van Eijnde right hand side. Thanks to some nice moves Didier de Pelsmaekers could shoot a difficult shot in the 29th minute, which Carel van Eijnde however easily saved by the left post. Carel van Eijnde was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Didier de Pelsmaekers showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 29 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfred De Raeijmaeker in the 34th minute of play forced ZVC ReLoaDed's goalkeeper Dyllen Wittemans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrick Van Goitsenhoven recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 44 minutes into the match, FC Meirliators's goalkeeper Carel van Eijnde had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Didier de Pelsmaekers. Carel van Eijnde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrick Van Goitsenhoven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniel Lenaerts during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC Meirliators getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Daniel Lenaerts hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Patrick Van Goitsenhoven was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in FC Meirliators's zone, Didier de Pelsmaekers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carel van Eijnde came out of the goal and Didier de Pelsmaekers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 62nd minute, Didier de Pelsmaekers 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. Dyllen Wittemans made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Alfred De Raeijmaeker sent off a good shot on target. Gillis Castermans hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the FC Meirliators defense, Patrick Van Goitsenhoven kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carel van Eijnde. The FC Meirliators fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carel van Eijnde should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in ZVC ReLoaDed's zone, Alfred De Raeijmaeker stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dyllen Wittemans came out of the goal and Alfred De Raeijmaeker tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 76 played minutes FC Meirliators got a freekick which was hit by Paul-Louis Goons. Matthias De Graef didn't quite understand what happened when in the 78 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Didier de Pelsmaekers 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. Carel van Eijnde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Van Goitsenhoven in the 82nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Patrick Van Goitsenhoven managed to get in a good position for a shot. ZVC ReLoaDed's supporters rose to their feet, but Patrick Van Goitsenhoven was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carel van Eijnde breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 88th minute, Alfred De Raeijmaeker ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dyllen Wittemans was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Alfred De Raeijmaeker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ZVC ReLoaDed had won after a very even match.