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Chiny
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Reinaud Van Meensel got the match started through his kick off. Hendrik Klijnhens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alain Maeijnarts having to interfere. When KSV Chiny's Reinaud Van Meensel in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Melsele's goalie prevented a goal. Melsele's Alain Maeijnarts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinaud Van Meensel in the 7th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Melsele's zone, Reinaud Van Meensel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alain Maeijnarts came out of the goal and Reinaud Van Meensel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A hard shot 11 in the game by Hendrik Klijnhens from a close distance when the talented Alain Maeijnarts managed to make a qualified save. Melsele's players were relieved. Peter Van Den Linden charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Peter Van Den Linden the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 13th minute, Peter Van Den Linden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 16 minutes, Billy Antheunis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Melsele and the KSV Chiny players grew even worse after the yellow card. Billy Antheunis hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Reinaud Van Meensel took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Alain Maeijnarts to make any attempt to save it. If Reinaud Van Meensel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 26 minutes into the match, Melsele's goal looked a bit too open when Reinaud Van Meensel came free, but Alain Maeijnarts reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind KSV Chiny's goalkeeper Adolphe van Hacht, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alain Maeijnarts made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hendrik Klijnhens in the 33rd minute. When Reinaud Van Meensel came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the KSV Chiny 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 Reinaud Van Meensel couldn't finish the play. When Hendrik Klijnhens came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the KSV Chiny 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 Hendrik Klijnhens couldn't finish the play. In the 41st minute Reinaud Van Meensel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alain Maeijnarts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Hendrik Klijnhens 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. After 47 minutes of play Melsele's Billy Antheunis was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Billy Antheunis hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jannick Van Cruchten stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hendrik Klijnhens might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alain Maeijnarts. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hendrik Klijnhens ran back to his position shaking his head. If Hendrik Klijnhens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hendrik Klijnhens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alain Maeijnarts showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reinaud Van Meensel in the 64th minute of the match. Hendrik Klijnhens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Alain Maeijnarts tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reinaud Van Meensel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alain Maeijnarts having to interfere. Hendrik Klijnhens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alain Maeijnarts having to interfere. In the 77th minute Hendrik Klijnhens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alain Maeijnarts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Hendrik Klijnhens ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alain Maeijnarts was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Hendrik Klijnhens managed to get in a good position for a shot. KSV Chiny's supporters rose to their feet, but Hendrik Klijnhens was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alain Maeijnarts breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alain Maeijnarts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reinaud Van Meensel, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Jannick Van Cruchten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Adolphe van Hacht tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reinaud Van Meensel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reinaud Van Meensel took the ball and in the 98 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alain Maeijnarts. Alain Maeijnarts dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. KSV Chiny'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.