League

Lays Arena
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5661, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 115) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Geert Naessens made the kick off which started today's match. Geert Naessens succeeded in the game's 4th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. In the 10th minute, Garry Wellens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The assnee fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Niki Hemeleers recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Geert Naessens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Rajmond De Rijck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Jerry Leclerq fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KFC Houthalen's protests and gave Jerry Leclerq a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, KFC Houthalen's Jerry Leclerq got a free kick in the 25th minute. 31 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when assnee's Geert Naessens fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. assnee's Lou Kindt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ludo Van Clynenbreugel in the 34th minute of play. If Ludo Van Clynenbreugel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rajmond De Rijck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geert Naessens in the 41st minute of the match. In the 49th minute Ludo Van Clynenbreugel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lou Kindt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half assnee were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ludo Van Clynenbreugel to make the kick off. Lou Kindt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ludo Van Clynenbreugel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpected shot in the 58th minute by Garry Wellens got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Rajmond De Rijck stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Geert Naessens's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Geert Naessens struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Rajmond De Rijck didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for assnee. In the 66th match minute, KFC Houthalen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerry Leclerq to maneuver through the defense. If Niki Hemeleers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lou Kindt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ludo Van Clynenbreugel in the 85th minute of the match. Niki Hemeleers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lou Kindt having to interfere. KFC Houthalen's Rajmond De Rijck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geert Naessens in the 92nd minute of play. If Ludo Van Clynenbreugel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 97th minute, Garry Wellens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The assnee fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3.