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Hamme-Mille Stadion
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edward Widdepenninck got the match started through his kick off. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Jorg Van Dongel put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Xander Pardaens. The supporters of Hamme-Mille booed when Kv.Mechelen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Van Gorp didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Bob Blanchaert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Bob Blanchaert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 19 minutes into the match, Hamme-Mille's Bob Blanchaert sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Freddy Wyns narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 30 minutes into the game, Sebbe Vergouwen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kv.Mechelen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hamme-Mille the free kick. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hamme-Mille's goalkeeper Xander Pardaens, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 37th minute Jorg Van Dongel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xander Pardaens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bob Blanchaert got free with Freddy Wyns in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jorg Van Dongel to make the kick off. When Jorg Van Dongel came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Kv.Mechelen 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 Jorg Van Dongel couldn't finish the play. If Jorg Van Dongel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Hamme-Mille's Kristof Sempels got a free kick in the 56th minute. Freddy Wyns made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bob Blanchaert in the 62nd minute of play. Freddy Wyns made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Widdepenninck in the 71st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Kv.Mechelen's Matthis Decaluwe got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 77th minute, Bob Blanchaert left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hamme-Mille fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Edward Widdepenninck managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hamme-Mille's supporters rose to their feet, but Edward Widdepenninck was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Freddy Wyns breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 90 minutes into the game, Kristof Sempels was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hamme-Mille's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kv.Mechelen the free kick. In the 90th minute, Kristof Sempels hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xander Pardaens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorg Van Dongel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hamme-Mille's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.