League

Halvedreet Stadion
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bernd Joostens kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Meetjesland's goal looked a bit too open when Bernd Joostens came free, but Mike Huijsmans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Bruno Van Clijnenbreugel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Halvedreet's supporters rose to their feet, but Bruno Van Clijnenbreugel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mike Huijsmans breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Bernd Joostens came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Halvedreet 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 Bernd Joostens couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Halvedreet getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Jannick De Rijck hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bruno Van Clijnenbreugel got free with Mike Huijsmans in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bruno Van Clijnenbreugel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mike Huijsmans having to interfere. Meetjesland's Mike Huijsmans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernd Joostens in the 20th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Bernd Joostens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mike Huijsmans was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Mike Huijsmans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernd Joostens, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Halvedreet's Bruno Van Clijnenbreugel got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mike Huijsmans was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and Bernd Joostens capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bernd Joostens really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 34th minute Dominick Cremers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurent Lanckneus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dominick Cremers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Halvedreet defense, Leopold Van Aerschot kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Laurent Lanckneus. The Halvedreet fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Laurent Lanckneus should have stopped the shot. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 48th minute of the game. One of Halvedreet:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Meetjesland:s goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernd Joostens in the 59th minute of play forced Meetjesland's goalkeeper Mike Huijsmans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Xander-Paul Van Gertsuyden fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Meetjesland's protests and gave Xander-Paul Van Gertsuyden a yellow card for diving instead. Xander-Paul Van Gertsuyden hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. After having played for 64 minutes, Bernd Joostens managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Halvedreet's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernd Joostens 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, Leopold Van Aerschot 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. If Diederick Rouckeloos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leopold Van Aerschot could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Laurent Lanckneus made a huge save. If Dominick Cremers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Herbert Wyfliets was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 83rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Bryan Kerkhofs kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Dominick Cremers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Denis Correyns came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Meetjesland 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 Denis Correyns couldn't finish the play. The Halvedreet supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Meetjesland's performance. The match ended with a win for Meetjesland.