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Gijzelbrechtegem Sta
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bryan Panhuyse started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfred Vergau in the 4th minute of play forced Club Gijzelbrechtegem's goalkeeper Luuk Biesen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacob Meeuwissen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luuk Biesen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacob Meeuwissen in the 13th minute of the match. Alfred Vergau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 20 minutes of play, STVV's Alfred Vergau made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luuk Biesen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luuk Biesen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfred Vergau in the 25th minute of the match. Jacob Meeuwissen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Luuk Biesen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luuk Biesen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jacob Meeuwissen went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After 37 minutes, Cedric Baboeuf mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the STVV and the Club Gijzelbrechtegem players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 37 played minutes STVV got a freekick which was hit by Cedric Baboeuf. Alexandre Van Cauwenbergh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fre Sterkx hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Luuk Biesen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfred Vergau, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfred Vergau in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luuk Biesen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alfred Vergau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luuk Biesen having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alfred Vergau stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alexandre Van Cauwenbergh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaspar Smekens having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bryan Panhuyse in the 56th minute of play forced STVV's goalkeeper Jaspar Smekens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Bryan Panhuyse's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jaspar Smekens was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. In the 61st minute Bryan Panhuyse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaspar Smekens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute Alexandre Van Cauwenbergh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaspar Smekens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bryan Panhuyse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luuk Biesen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfred Vergau in the 71st minute of play. STVV were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after Club Gijzelbrechtegem's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lieven Cuelens took the corner. The corner led STVV's Lieven Cuelens to fire away a dangerous shot which Luuk Biesen despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 77 minutes into the match, STVV's goal looked a bit too open when Bryan Panhuyse came free, but Jaspar Smekens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jaspar Smekens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Van Cauwenbergh in the 86th minute of the match. STVV's Jaspar Smekens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bryan Panhuyse in the 88th minute of play. In the 98thth minute of the game Alexandre Van Cauwenbergh who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but STVV's Jaspar Smekens was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. STVV walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.