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Nieuwpoort Stadion
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) Adolf Persoons made the kick off and thus started the match. If Joris Vandenbosch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 7 minutes into the match, Sporting Lokeren's goal looked a bit too open when Adolf Persoons came free, but Kristof Van den Broeck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Max Caers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 16 minutes into the match, S.E.R.'s Adolf Persoons sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kristof Van den Broeck narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Joop Mathijs hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Sporting Lokeren's Leon Lambrechs couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 21st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for S.E.R.. In the 29th minute, Adolf Persoons hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joris Vandenbosch in the 31st minute of play forced S.E.R.'s goalkeeper Gustave Weijgaerts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Sporting Lokeren's Leon Lambrechs got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Kristof Van den Broeck made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Natan Manaers sent off a good shot on target. Kristof Van den Broeck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolf Persoons, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gustave Weijgaerts stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joris Vandenbosch's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. If Adolf Persoons had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Adolf Persoons came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the S.E.R. 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 Adolf Persoons couldn't finish the play. Max Caers recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Norbert Engelborgh kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. After having played for 52 minutes, Max Caers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sporting Lokeren's supporters crossed their fingers, but Max Caers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Max Caers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Gustave Weijgaerts tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kristof Van den Broeck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adolf Persoons in the 58th minute of the match. The supporters of Sporting Lokeren booed when S.E.R. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Werner van Bedts didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joris Vandenbosch took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gustave Weijgaerts. Gustave Weijgaerts dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Kristof Van den Broeck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolf Persoons, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kristof Van den Broeck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Natan Manaers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. S.E.R.'s Gustave Weijgaerts proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save S.E.R. from getting a goal against them. Kristof Van den Broeck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natan Manaers in the 75th minute of play. Adolf Persoons's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kristof Van den Broeck read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Natan Manaers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kristof Van den Broeck was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Lokeren's zone, Natan Manaers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kristof Van den Broeck came out of the goal and Natan Manaers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Lokeren's zone, Natan Manaers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kristof Van den Broeck came out of the goal and Natan Manaers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Max Caers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joris Vandenbosch blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gustave Weijgaerts having to make a save. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.