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The Dome
Spectators: 8506 (Terracing: 6380, Seating: 1956, VIP seats: 170) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ferdinand Mergea got the match started through his kick off. Üzeyir Tuğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferdinand Mergea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, RSC Sellewie's Paul-Louis Van Craesbeeck sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hudson Costa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 13 played minutes GentFC got a freekick which was hit by 史永浩. With an all-out effort, RSC Sellewie's Hudson Costa threw himself towards the right post 17 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Freddy Van Kestbeek, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by GentFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Evert De Mees was slow to take the kick. During this time RSC Sellewie's players had a chance to rest. The audience was convinced that Ferdinand Mergea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Üzeyir Tuğlu was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. When Freddy Van Kestbeek came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the RSC Sellewie 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 Freddy Van Kestbeek couldn't finish the play. A hard shot 39 in the game by Paul-Louis Van Craesbeeck from a close distance when the talented Hudson Costa managed to make a qualified save. GentFC's players were relieved. Tugay Kerimoglu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Üzeyir Tuğlu having to interfere. Üzeyir Tuğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdinand Mergea in the 42nd minute of play. If Tugay Kerimoglu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Üzeyir Tuğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinand Mergea in the 45th minute of the match. RSC Sellewie's Paul-Louis Van Craesbeeck got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Paul-Louis Van Craesbeeck made the kick off in the second half. After 59 minutes RSC Sellewie's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tugay Kerimoglu who took care of the corner kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Brent-Jan Van de cauter got free with Üzeyir Tuğlu in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. RSC Sellewie's Üzeyir Tuğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdinand Mergea in the 66th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Evert De Mees hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. GentFC's Jarne Vrancken was substituted for Sebastian Zyskowski. Üzeyir Tuğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferdinand Mergea, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. The supporters of RSC Sellewie booed when GentFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cederic Stercks didn't get a good kick on the ball. 86 minutes into the match, RSC Sellewie's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinand Mergea came free, but Üzeyir Tuğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hudson Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paul-Louis Van Craesbeeck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, GentFC's Üzeyir Tuğlu threw himself towards the right post 89 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ferdinand Mergea, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Üzeyir Tuğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferdinand Mergea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the GentFC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.