League

Staden Stadion
Spectators: 6600 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 100) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Harrie Adriaensens in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Franck Louis saved Staden from getting behind. When Viktor Lievens came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Staden 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 Viktor Lievens couldn't finish the play. 6 minutes into the match, Staden's Lennart Louckx sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edmond Libesoons narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, KAA Bellegem's Ron Enfant got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute of the match Wilfried Roussel sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Edmond Libesoons skillfully saved the ball. If Harrie Adriaensens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 12 minutes into the game, Kurt De Raeijmaeckers was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Staden's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KAA Bellegem the free kick. The supporters of KAA Bellegem booed when Staden was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kurt De Raeijmaeckers didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to KAA Bellegem getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Georges-Philippe Quintens hit a great ball. When Harrie Adriaensens fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KAA Bellegem's protests and gave Harrie Adriaensens a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to KAA Bellegem getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Harrie Adriaensens hit a great ball. In the 25th minute, Lennart Louckx made a precise shot to the right of Edmond Libesoons. KAA Bellegem's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Franck Louis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven Boede, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viktor Lievens in the 41st minute of play forced KAA Bellegem's goalkeeper Edmond Libesoons to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the game, William Mertens was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Staden's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KAA Bellegem the free kick. After 43 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Staden! The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Harrie Adriaensens to strike the kick off in the second half. Sven Boede fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franck Louis having to interfere. Sven Boede's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 64thth minute, Franck Louis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ryan Abrams's late challenge caught a KAA Bellegem's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ryan Abrams helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of KAA Bellegem booed when Staden was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ryan Abrams didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sven Boede sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Sven Boede had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 78 minutes into the match, KAA Bellegem's Sven Boede sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Franck Louis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 79th minute Lennart Louckx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmond Libesoons saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Georges-Philippe Quintens charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Georges-Philippe Quintens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 80th match minute, KAA Bellegem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Georges-Philippe Quintens to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute, Harrie Adriaensens 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. Viktor Lievens blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edmond Libesoons having to make a save. During the 93rd minute of the match Georges-Philippe Quintens completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Georges-Philippe Quintens a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Georges-Philippe Quintens kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Sven Boede hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Lennart Louckx kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.