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Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dé Baron took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, La masia's goal looked a bit too open when Dé Baron came free, but Patrick Steuckens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chris Hollander's late challenge caught a La masia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chris Hollander helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to NFC Eagles 22 getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Chris Hollander hit a great ball. Dé Baron struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Patrick Steuckens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NFC Eagles 22. In the 19th minute, Olgierd Wozniak 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 splendid footwork Olgierd Wozniak arrived in front of goal to shoot 1-0 by the left pole in the game's 23rd minute. The supporters of La masia booed when NFC Eagles 22 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dé Baron didn't get a good kick on the ball. 30 minutes into the game, Dé Baron cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Patrick Steuckens was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 33rdth minute of the game Dé Baron who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La masia's Patrick Steuckens was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When NFC Eagles 22's Dé Baron in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La masia's goalie prevented a goal. In the 47th minute, Dé Baron left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NFC Eagles 22 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Olgierd Wozniak to make the kick off. Claude Žák sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Loid Van Hoeij came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the La masia 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 Loid Van Hoeij couldn't finish the play. Ton de Ruijter hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 66th match minute, La masia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gert De Messemaekere to maneuver through the defense. Dé Baron received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Patrick Steuckens came out and tried to block the shot, but Dé Baron slotted it home off the left post making it 2-5 in the 67th minute. The supporters of NFC Eagles 22 booed when La masia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dimitri Van der Borght didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Dé Baron came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the NFC Eagles 22 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 Dé Baron couldn't finish the play. Patrick Steuckens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dé Baron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dé Baron in the 75th minute of play forced La masia's goalkeeper Patrick Steuckens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When La masia's Loid Van Hoeij in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NFC Eagles 22's goalie prevented a goal. In the 83rd minute Dé Baron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrick Steuckens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. NFC Eagles 22 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.