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De Panne Stadion
Spectators: 7159 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1450, VIP seats: 50) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dany-Adams Dillemans kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Remie Van Deuren in the 2nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jean-Louis Steenbecks prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 4 minutes into the game, Anthoon Goens was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC.Astene city's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave De Panne the free kick. Anthoon Goens hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Remie Van Deuren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Jean-Louis Steenbecks tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Nico Rix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 12 played minutes De Panne got a freekick which was hit by Sander Van Brusselen. In the 16th minute Anthoon Goens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luc Tailleur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute, Remie Van Deuren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The De Panne fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Jean-Louis Steenbecks took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remie Van Deuren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in FC.Astene city's zone, Remie Van Deuren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jean-Louis Steenbecks came out of the goal and Remie Van Deuren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC.Astene city's zone, Remie Van Deuren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jean-Louis Steenbecks came out of the goal and Remie Van Deuren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FC.Astene city's Jean-Louis Steenbecks proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save FC.Astene city from getting a goal against them. When Nico Rix came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the FC.Astene city 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 Nico Rix couldn't finish the play. Tibau Roulin charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tibau Roulin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to De Panne getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Tibau Roulin hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC.Astene city's zone, Robben Baeyens stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jean-Louis Steenbecks came out of the goal and Robben Baeyens tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jean-Louis Steenbecks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remie Van Deuren, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. If Robben Baeyens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Remie Van Deuren was the one to do the kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 56 minutes, Luc Tailleur successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Nico Rix received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Luc Tailleur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sander Van Brusselen during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 62nd minute of the match Stephen Damman shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luc Tailleur showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 64th minute Dany-Adams Dillemans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luc Tailleur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nico Rix sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luc Tailleur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nico Rix in the 85th minute. After 87 played minutes FC.Astene city got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Wijgaert. Dany-Adams Dillemans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Robben Baeyens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Jean-Louis Steenbecks tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th minute Remie Van Deuren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean-Louis Steenbecks saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC.Astene city's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.