League

Wesel Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Hunaerts struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Remco Smets didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The End is Near. When Alan De Ketelaere fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The End is Near's protests and gave Alan De Ketelaere a yellow card for diving instead. Luuk Kloots sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Merge Panch's Remco Smets proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Merge Panch from getting a goal against them. Gillis Ghesels recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Merge Panch's Lukas Dechamps got a free kick in the 21st minute. Lorenz Huijsmans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to The End is Near getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Ronny Kersselaers hit a great ball. In the 30th minute Lorenz Huijsmans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bart-Jan Vranx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Merge Panch's goalkeeper Remco Smets had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alan De Ketelaere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Hunaerts in the 35th minute of play forced Merge Panch's goalkeeper Remco Smets to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Lorenz Huijsmans's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bart-Jan Vranx was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Merge Panch's Remco Smets proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Merge Panch from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luuk Kloots in the 43rd minute of play forced The End is Near's goalkeeper Bart-Jan Vranx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alan De Ketelaere sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Merge Panch getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Guilian Humbelets hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Alan De Ketelaere managed to get in a good position for a shot. The End is Near's supporters rose to their feet, but Alan De Ketelaere was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Remco Smets breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Hunaerts stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The End is Near's Daniel Hunaerts got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Gillis Ghesels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alan De Ketelaere in the 64th minute of play forced Merge Panch's goalkeeper Remco Smets to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Merge Panch getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Arthur Gilis hit a great ball. When Daniel Hunaerts came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the The End is Near 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 Daniel Hunaerts couldn't finish the play. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Merge Panch's goalkeeper Remco Smets, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 69 minutes into the match, Merge Panch's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Hunaerts came free, but Remco Smets reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by Merge Panch's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vicente Theijs was slow to take the kick. During this time The End is Near's players had a chance to rest. Remco Smets showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Hunaerts in the 77th minute of the match. Guilian Humbelets kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Daniel Hunaerts managed to get in a good position for a shot. The End is Near's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Hunaerts was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Remco Smets breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 101 minutes into the match, Merge Panch's goal looked a bit too open when Alan De Ketelaere came free, but Remco Smets reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.