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Vliet Stadion
Spectators: 8492 (Terracing: 6370, Seating: 1953, VIP seats: 169) Brent-Jan Van de cauter made the kick off and thus started the match. 6 minutes into the match, Esquirla FC's Arlo Arruta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hudson Costa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hudson Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arlo Arruta in the 12th minute of play. Hudson Costa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arlo Arruta's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Lukas Caers kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. If Vincent Van Eersel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute, Arlo Arruta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Esquirla FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in GentFC's zone, Arlo Arruta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hudson Costa came out of the goal and Arlo Arruta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 33rd minute Arlo Arruta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hudson Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esquirla FC's Braulio Casomiro quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Cederic Stercks, made in the 38th minute of the game. A collision led to GentFC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Vincent Van Eersel hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arlo Arruta in the 43rd minute of play forced GentFC's goalkeeper Hudson Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute Arlo Arruta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hudson Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arlo Arruta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hudson Costa having to make a save. 47 minutes into the match, GentFC's goal looked a bit too open when Arlo Arruta came free, but Hudson Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 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 Arlo Arruta made a kick off. With a little luck, GentFC's Hudson Costa got control of the ball when Arlo Arruta tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cederic Stercks made in the 55th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Brent-Jan Van de cauter. After 67 played minutes Esquirla FC got a freekick which was hit by Oscar Van Aerschot. 70 minutes into the game, Esquirla FC's Arlo Arruta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hudson Costa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. 75 minutes into the game, Arlo Arruta lined in a short shot 0-5 behind a frustrated Hudson Costa. Kristen Lijsens hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in GentFC's zone, Benjamin Specht stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hudson Costa came out of the goal and Benjamin Specht tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arlo Arruta got free with Hudson Costa in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arlo Arruta who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 88thth minute tested the skills of Hudson Costa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Arlo Arruta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esquirla FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arlo Arruta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hudson Costa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Esquirla FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.