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Voeren Stadion
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Zulte Waregem's Angelo Van den Berghe 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. 15 minutes into the game, Goffrey Cornelis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. fαитαѕтιcαlѕ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zulte Waregem the free kick. The supporters of Zulte Waregem booed when fαитαѕтιcαlѕ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Goffrey Cornelis didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Robbie de Wolf had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th minute, Angelo Van den Berghe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mattheo Van Hoeyveld fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jasper Van Emelen having to interfere. If Lander Capellemans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Zulte Waregem's Jasper Van Emelen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mattheo Van Hoeyveld in the 34th minute of play. Zulte Waregem's Jasper Van Emelen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mattheo Van Hoeyveld in the 36th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Lander Capellemans managed to get in a good position for a shot. fαитαѕтιcαlѕ's supporters rose to their feet, but Lander Capellemans was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jasper Van Emelen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Angelo Van den Berghe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Jan-Willem Roetering made a huge save. Lander Capellemans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jasper Van Emelen having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lander Capellemans to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lander Capellemans in the 52nd minute of play forced Zulte Waregem's goalkeeper Jasper Van Emelen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd match minute, Zulte Waregem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sylvain Kuppens to maneuver through the defense. In the 56th match minute, fαитαѕтιcαlѕ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mattheo Van Hoeyveld to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robbie de Wolf in the 57th minute of play forced fαитαѕтιcαlѕ's goalkeeper Jan-Willem Roetering to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan-Willem Roetering showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robbie de Wolf, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Jan-Willem Roetering made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Van den Berghe in the 60th minute of play. After 61 played minutes fαитαѕтιcαlѕ got a freekick which was hit by Rudi Van den Maegdenbergh. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Evert-Jan Musseeuw managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zulte Waregem's supporters rose to their feet, but Evert-Jan Musseeuw was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jan-Willem Roetering breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jan-Willem Roetering showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Van den Berghe in the 64th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Angelo Van den Berghe ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jan-Willem Roetering was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lander Capellemans in the 72nd minute of play forced Zulte Waregem's goalkeeper Jasper Van Emelen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jasper Van Emelen made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Mattheo Van Hoeyveld sent off a good shot on target. 2-1 became the score in the 78th minute when Lander Capellemans elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Lander Capellemans fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored fαитαѕтιcαlѕ's protests and gave Lander Capellemans a yellow card for diving instead. After 95 played minutes fαитαѕтιcαlѕ got a freekick which was hit by Lander Capellemans. Zulte Waregem walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.