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Het Chiroplein
Spectators: 4500 (Terracing: 3000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Richmond Everts got the match started through his kick off. Tim-Jan Wirinckx struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Sebbe Jacobs didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KV Chiro. When Bob Dejonghe fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Schellebelle's protests and gave Bob Dejonghe a yellow card for diving instead. Tim-Jan Wirinckx received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Sebbe Jacobs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Richmond Everts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in KV Chiro's zone, Qwinten Theys stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stefaan Van den Driesch came out of the goal and Qwinten Theys tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Qwinten Theys received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Stefaan Van den Driesch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in KV Chiro's zone, Qwinten Theys stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stefaan Van den Driesch came out of the goal and Qwinten Theys tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Qwinten Theys fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stefaan Van den Driesch having to interfere. 35 minutes into the game, Nicolas Hemberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KV Chiro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Schellebelle the free kick. After a rather tough play, KV Chiro's Nicolas Hemberg got a free kick in the 35th minute. Nicolas Hemberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebbe Jacobs having to interfere. Jan-Pieter Tijs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebbe Jacobs having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

After a defensive mix-up in SC Schellebelle's zone, Jan-Pieter Tijs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebbe Jacobs came out of the goal and Jan-Pieter Tijs tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 57 minutes into the match, KV Chiro's goal looked a bit too open when Richmond Everts came free, but Stefaan Van den Driesch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Johny Van Hove charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Johny Van Hove the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 61st match minute, KV Chiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Johny Van Hove to maneuver through the defense. Qwinten Theys fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stefaan Van den Driesch having to interfere. Qwinten Theys's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Stefaan Van den Driesch firmly grabbed it by the left post. Christof Gheysen charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christof Gheysen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to SC Schellebelle getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Christof Gheysen hit a great ball. Jan-Pieter Tijs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Sebbe Jacobs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Qwinten Theys sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tim-Jan Wirinckx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the SC Schellebelle defense, Jan-Pieter Tijs kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sebbe Jacobs. The SC Schellebelle fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sebbe Jacobs should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tim-Jan Wirinckx in the 95th minute of play forced SC Schellebelle's goalkeeper Sebbe Jacobs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SC Schellebelle's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.