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Spectators: 7568 (Terracing: 5677, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Geert Claes started the match with the kick off. Rajmond Van Den Wijngaert's late challenge caught a Gossii United 1875´'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rajmond Van Den Wijngaert helped the player get up and apologised. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for S.V. GESHAA! If Geert Claes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dimitri Martin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benne Decock, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute Geert Claes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimitri Martin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stephan Theuniers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Pieter-Maarten Eijkens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Benne Decock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Johannes Engelbert hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Giles Volens hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. After 28 played minutes, Gossii United 1875´'s Joel Lambrechs shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dimitri Martin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Gossii United 1875´ reached it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Geert Claes in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dimitri Martin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pieter-Maarten Eijkens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stephan Theuniers in the 35th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stephan Theuniers in the 44th minute of play forced Gossii United 1875´'s goalkeeper Pieter-Maarten Eijkens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benne Decock received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Dimitri Martin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The S.V. GESHAA players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Gossii United 1875´ were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stephan Theuniers made a kick off. A collision led to S.V. GESHAA getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Johannes Engelbert hit a great ball. When Gustaaf Van der Weijden fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored S.V. GESHAA's protests and gave Gustaaf Van der Weijden a yellow card for diving instead. 55 minutes into the game, one of S.V. GESHAA:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Joel Lambrechs placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! A hard shot 64 in the game by Benne Decock from a close distance when the talented Dimitri Martin managed to make a qualified save. S.V. GESHAA's players were relieved. Benne Decock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Geert Claes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dimitri Martin having to interfere. Stephan Theuniers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stephan Theuniers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dimitri Martin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geert Claes in the 82nd minute of play. Stephan Theuniers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pieter-Maarten Eijkens having to interfere. Stephan Theuniers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Pieter-Maarten Eijkens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Gossii United 1875´ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.