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Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Zele's Karel-Jan Van Haght started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Karel-Jan Van Haght had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Siebe Peten fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zele's protests and gave Siebe Peten a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Senior Citizens RC booed when Zele was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Siebe Peten didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th minute, Daniel Van Den Abeele made a precise shot to the right of Camiel Callaerts. Senior Citizens RC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. When Zele's Karel-Jan Van Haght in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Senior Citizens RC's goalie prevented a goal. Karel-Jan Van Haght scored 0-2 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Camiel Callaerts, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Karel-Jan Van Haght scored 0-3 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Camiel Callaerts, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 36 minutes into the match, Daniel Van Den Abeele had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Camiel Callaerts. Senior Citizens RC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Van Den Abeele was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. In the 44th minute, Karel-Jan Van Haght 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. Camiel Callaerts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Van Den Abeele in the 46th minute of play. Camiel Callaerts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karel-Jan Van Haght, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kristen Kerkhofs to strike the kick off in the second half. When Charles-Louis Moors fell near the penalty area in the 50th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zele's protests and gave Charles-Louis Moors a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Zele's Charles-Louis Moors got a free kick in the 51st minute. Andrew De Metser took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristen Kerkhofs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Van Den Abeele could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Camiel Callaerts made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karel-Jan Van Haght in the 62nd minute of play forced Senior Citizens RC's goalkeeper Camiel Callaerts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute Karel-Jan Van Haght shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camiel Callaerts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristen Kerkhofs in the 66th minute of play forced Zele's goalkeeper Andrew De Metser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute of the match, Daniel Van Den Abeele got a very nice opportunity to score, but Camiel Callaerts was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Camiel Callaerts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karel-Jan Van Haght in the 78th minute of play. Daniel Van Den Abeele fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Camiel Callaerts having to interfere. Daniel Van Den Abeele fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Camiel Callaerts having to interfere. The Senior Citizens RC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Zele were clearly better and deserved to take the win.