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Spectators: 7366 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bryan Poels started the match with the kick off. Rudi Vermeiren kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, KFC Herent's Bryan Poels sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yannik Marrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bryan Poels fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yannik Marrant having to interfere. If Bryan Poels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Loui Van Elsen managed to get in a good position for a shot. KFC Herent's supporters rose to their feet, but Loui Van Elsen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yannik Marrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jannis Van Hamme made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kenney Neirynck in the 26th minute. If Bryan Poels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 29 minutes into the game, Nickolas Engelborgh was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Tienen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KFC Herent the free kick. After a rather tough play, FC Tienen's Nickolas Engelborgh got a free kick in the 30th minute. Bryan Poels sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yannik Marrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bryan Poels, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 38 minutes into the game, one of FC Tienen:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Karel-Jan Valcke shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 43rd minute, Lieven Van Latem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jannis Van Hamme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robbe Helssens in the 46th minute of the match. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Robbe Helssens to make the kick off. With a little luck, FC Tienen's Yannik Marrant got control of the ball when Loui Van Elsen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bryan Poels received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Yannik Marrant came out and tried to block the shot, but Bryan Poels slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 58th minute. Kenney Neirynck hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Kenney Neirynck hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Jannis Van Hamme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kenney Neirynck in the 65th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in KFC Herent's zone, Robbe Helssens stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jannis Van Hamme came out of the goal and Robbe Helssens 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 FC Tienen's zone, Bryan Poels stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yannik Marrant came out of the goal and Bryan Poels tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Raf Wuijts fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yannik Marrant having to interfere. Bryan Poels received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Yannik Marrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Loui Van Elsen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yannik Marrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bryan Poels in the 77th minute of play. KFC Herent's Loui Van Elsen got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dominik Libreghts charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dominik Libreghts the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of KFC Herent booed when FC Tienen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dominik Libreghts didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Loui Van Elsen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yannik Marrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raf Wuijts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in KFC Herent's zone, Kenney Neirynck stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jannis Van Hamme came out of the goal and Kenney Neirynck tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match was over KFC Herent could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC Tienen throughout the match.