League

Graty
Spectators: 7358 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 2) Albert Tuytgans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lennart Devaux was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 6th minute. SK Graty's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michel De Coninck during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 7 played minutes SK Vaul-Chavanne got a freekick which was hit by Michel De Coninck. Guido Engelborghs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Jeremey Cuppens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 13 minutes into the match, SK Vaul-Chavanne's goal looked a bit too open when Guido Engelborghs came free, but Jeremey Cuppens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guido Engelborghs might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jeremey Cuppens. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Guido Engelborghs ran back to his position shaking his head. 19 minutes into the game, one of SK Vaul-Chavanne:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. If Lennart Devaux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute, Walter Fierens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lennart Devaux fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeremey Cuppens having to interfere. Nicky Kuppens's late challenge caught a SK Graty's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nicky Kuppens helped the player get up and apologised. Nicky Kuppens hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Jeremey Cuppens acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 36th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Jullian Godet. Jeremey Cuppens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walter Fierens, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Lennart Devaux sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicky Kuppens hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. 46 minutes into the match, SK Vaul-Chavanne's Andries Franckx sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Peter-Jan De Bruyn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 47 played minutes SK Graty got a freekick which was hit by Josef De Keuster. Stephen De Raeijmaeker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Peter-Jan De Bruyn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Guido Engelborghs to strike the kick off in the second half. If Lennart Devaux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeremey Cuppens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guido Engelborghs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute, Albert Tuytgans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Peter-Jan De Bruyn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stephen De Raeijmaeker, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 65th minute Walter Fierens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremey Cuppens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SK Graty's Guido Engelborghs got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 1-0 became the score in the 68th minute when Guido Engelborghs elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andries Franckx got free with Peter-Jan De Bruyn in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 75 minutes into the game, SK Graty's Lennart Devaux nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jeremey Cuppens made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Albert Tuytgans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Andries Franckx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lennart Devaux received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Jeremey Cuppens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arthur Andries hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. With his leg Peter-Jan De Bruyn managed to avoid a goal in the 91stth minute, when SK Vaul-Chavanne's Andries Franckx fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. SK Graty's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.