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Bastelaar
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Erik-Jan Schautens made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Erik-Jan Schautens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SK Mellier fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Karel de Wolf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ernst Panhuyse charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ernst Panhuyse the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th match minute, SK Mellier was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernst Panhuyse to maneuver through the defense. Edgard Van De Gehuchte hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Erik-Jan Schautens made a precise shot to the right of Natan Impens. Bastelaar's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erik-Jan Schautens in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Natan Impens saved Bastelaar from getting behind. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Erik-Jan Schautens sped through Bastelaar's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Natan Impens. 24 minutes into the match, Erik-Jan Schautens notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Bastelaar's Natan Impens. Natan Impens was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Erik-Jan Schautens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natan Impens having to interfere. Natan Impens didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when SK Mellier's Erik-Jan Schautens shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-5 in the ordered_time% minute. Erik-Jan Schautens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Philip Van Lancker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natan Impens having to interfere. Erik-Jan Schautens struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Natan Impens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SK Mellier. When the match clock showed 43 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Erik-Jan Schautens sped through Bastelaar's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Natan Impens. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-6 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gregoire Polspoel to make the kick off. With his leg Natan Impens managed to avoid a goal in the 52ndth minute, when SK Mellier's Erik-Jan Schautens fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 53rd minute, Erik-Jan Schautens 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erik-Jan Schautens in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Natan Impens saved Bastelaar from getting behind. Gregoire Polspoel might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sven Hensmans. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gregoire Polspoel ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, SK Mellier's Karel de Wolf got a free kick in the 70th minute. Joerie Sterks took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sven Hensmans. SK Mellier's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Bastelaar booed when SK Mellier was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karel de Wolf didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Gerrit De Mesemaekre from long distance, 91 minutes into the match, got Natan Impens's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Erik-Jan Schautens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bastelaar's goalkeeper Natan Impens, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match was over SK Mellier could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Bastelaar throughout the match.