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Berchem
Spectators: 7447 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 100) Frits Govaerts started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute Richmond Wintermans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Billie Stroobans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremie Van Huruck in the 6th minute of play forced K.V Mechelen's goalkeeper Billie Stroobans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Kerkbrugge's Richmond Wintermans in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye K.V Mechelen's goalie prevented a goal. The Kerkbrugge fans' excitement grew in the 10th match minute when Kerkbrugge's Jeremie Van Huruck looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of Kerkbrugge booed when K.V Mechelen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sylvan Wuttemans didn't get a good kick on the ball. Richmond Wintermans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Billie Stroobans having to interfere. Miguel Sommers made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Yoachim Vercauteren sent off a good shot on target. In the 19th match minute, Kerkbrugge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aime Quvelirs to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to K.V Mechelen getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Robbie Roels hit a great ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 34th minute of the game. One of K.V Mechelen:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kerkbrugge:s goal. Billie Stroobans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richmond Wintermans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jeremie Van Huruck to make the kick off. Miguel Sommers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frits Govaerts in the 53rd minute of play. The supporters of K.V Mechelen booed when Kerkbrugge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aime Quvelirs didn't get a good kick on the ball. The corner ended in Mats Van Gestel almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Kerkbrugge's Miguel Sommers did a great save. In the 61st minute, Jeremie Van Huruck reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Billie Stroobans. The goal made the score 0-3. Billie Stroobans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeremie Van Huruck, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. If Richmond Wintermans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 79 minutes into the match, K.V Mechelen's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremie Van Huruck came free, but Billie Stroobans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Richmond Wintermans came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Kerkbrugge 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 Richmond Wintermans couldn't finish the play. 87 minutes into the match, Richmond Wintermans notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of K.V Mechelen's Billie Stroobans. Billie Stroobans was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Aime Quvelirs hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. The Kerkbrugge players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.