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Sijsele Stadion
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nicky Hemelaer got the match started through his kick off. Mats Cools showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilles Hairpoel in the 5th minute of the match. 10 minutes in the game, Xavier den Ronden fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Luuk Vansteenbrugge having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Oostduinkerke's Miguel Steckens got a free kick in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicky Hemelaer in the 16th minute of play forced Oostduinkerke's goalkeeper Luuk Vansteenbrugge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mats Cools showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilles Hairpoel in the 20th minute of the match. Gilles Hairpoel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Mats Cools tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Danny Van Hemel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicky Hemelaer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Oostduinkerke's Luuk Vansteenbrugge got control of the ball when Xavier den Ronden tried to sneak it across the goal line. Xavier den Ronden could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Luuk Vansteenbrugge made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilles Hairpoel in the 42nd minute of play forced SK Sijsele's goalkeeper Mats Cools to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute, Danny Van Hemel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilles Hairpoel in the 47th minute of play forced SK Sijsele's goalkeeper Mats Cools to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gilles Hairpoel to make the kick off. Gilles Hairpoel received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mats Cools came out and tried to block the shot, but Gilles Hairpoel slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 55th minute. Luuk Vansteenbrugge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicky Hemelaer, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After a rather tough play, Oostduinkerke's Fre Leenders got a free kick in the 59th minute. Oostduinkerke's Luuk Vansteenbrugge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavier den Ronden in the 62nd minute of play. Nicky Hemelaer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Luuk Vansteenbrugge tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Gilles Hairpoel fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Mats Cools, passed just outside the right post. Danny Van Hemel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 72 minutes, Wes Schoenmaekers mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SK Sijsele and the Oostduinkerke players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 78th minute Gilles Hairpoel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mats Cools saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Danny Van Hemel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, SK Sijsele's Mats Cools got control of the ball when Danny Van Hemel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luuk Vansteenbrugge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicky Hemelaer in the 91st minute of the match. The Oostduinkerke players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented SK Sijsele from taking control. The game ends in a draw.