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Nudorp
Spectators: 7163 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Henri-Xavier Calewaerts got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th minute Stefan Demeester shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sandro Tielemans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Henri-Xavier Calewaerts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee gave Arsenal a penalty, 12 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Artur Van Campenhout, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Nudorp's Sandro Tielemans. 0-1. In the 16th minute, Dionisio Hunfredo made a precise shot to the right of Maurice van Haghten. Arsenal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. With his leg Maurice van Haghten managed to avoid a goal in the 20thth minute, when Nudorp's Dionisio Hunfredo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a defensive mix-up in Arsenal's zone, Axell Spoelberghe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maurice van Haghten came out of the goal and Axell Spoelberghe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 23 minutes into the game, Nudorp's Dionisio Hunfredo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maurice van Haghten made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Axell Spoelberghe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurice van Haghten having to interfere. In the 33rd minute of the match Tom Wynant sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sandro Tielemans skillfully saved the ball. Sandro Tielemans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henri-Xavier Calewaerts, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Henri-Xavier Calewaerts fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandro Tielemans having to interfere. Sandro Tielemans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefan Demeester in the 41st minute of play. After some careless play in the Nudorp defense, Henri-Xavier Calewaerts kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sandro Tielemans. The Nudorp fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sandro Tielemans should have stopped the shot. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dionisio Hunfredo made a kick off. Axell Spoelberghe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Maurice van Haghten tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 56th minute, Dionisio Hunfredo 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. Dionisio Hunfredo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurice van Haghten having to interfere. Sandro Tielemans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henri-Xavier Calewaerts, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 64 minutes into the match, Arsenal's goal looked a bit too open when Dionisio Hunfredo came free, but Maurice van Haghten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dionisio Hunfredo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 71st minute, Axell Spoelberghe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nudorp fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. When Axell Spoelberghe, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 79 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Maurice van Haghten was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Maurice van Haghten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dionisio Hunfredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abel Balbo struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Maurice van Haghten didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nudorp. The audience was convinced that Dionisio Hunfredo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maurice van Haghten was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. 86 minutes into the match, Arsenal's goal looked a bit too open when Axell Spoelberghe came free, but Maurice van Haghten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Stefan Demeester had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sandro Tielemans. Nudorp's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stefan Demeester was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. Chants of Arsenal echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Nudorp had held the ball for most of the match.