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Spectators: 7987 (Terracing: 5991, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Humberto Suazo kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, KFC Cromvelde's Mathijs Rokeloos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nicolas Britto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jean-Louis Van Bever made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Humberto Suazo in the 8th minute of play. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's Hartmut Propst suffered a sore thigh after 8 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 8 minutes into the game, Herman Frans was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KFC Cromvelde's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ the free kick. Herman Frans hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, Mathijs Rokeloos notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's Nicolas Britto. Nicolas Britto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 15th minute, Mathijs Rokeloos made a precise shot to the right of Nicolas Britto. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Karl-Heinz Kaltz kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Mathijs Rokeloos might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nicolas Britto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mathijs Rokeloos ran back to his position shaking his head. Nicolas Britto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mathijs Rokeloos in the 19th minute of the match. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's Nicolas Britto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mathijs Rokeloos in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herman Frans in the 23rd minute of play forced ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's goalkeeper Nicolas Britto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicolas Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathijs Rokeloos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute Mathijs Rokeloos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Britto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Almir Dante made in the 37th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Humberto Suazo immediately put the ball in play. The throw-in from Carlo Bussi in the 39th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by KFC Cromvelde's Herman Frans. When Humberto Suazo came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ 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 Humberto Suazo couldn't finish the play. A collision led to KFC Cromvelde getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Andries Vermeiren hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mathijs Rokeloos made a kick off. If Matthias Wauters had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 60 minutes into the game, ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's Humberto Suazo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jean-Louis Van Bever made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Matthias Wauters managed to get in a good position for a shot. KFC Cromvelde's supporters rose to their feet, but Matthias Wauters was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicolas Britto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's Fathoni Baso was substituted for Humberto Suazo. 77 minutes into the match, ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's goalkeeper Nicolas Britto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dé 武松. Almir Dante kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Dé 武松 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Nicolas Britto made a huge save. Fathoni Baso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jean-Louis Van Bever having to make a save. Jean-Louis Van Bever took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fathoni Baso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicolas Britto was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dé 武松 showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 88 minute of play. After 93 played minutes ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ got a freekick which was hit by Rubens Esteves. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched KFC Cromvelde eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.