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Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Jef Rouvoet made the kick off and thus started the match. Dieter Worteleers's late challenge caught a Racing Leuven's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dieter Worteleers helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Boechout getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Dieter Worteleers hit a great ball. The supporters of Racing Leuven booed when Boechout was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dieter Worteleers didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hans De Block blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Antonio Van Geertruyen having to make a save. If Joachim Pannekoek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lieven Bossuyt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Lieven Bossuyt took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Antonio Van Geertruyen to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lieven Bossuyt in the 24th minute of play forced Boechout's goalkeeper Antonio Van Geertruyen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 25 minutes, Armand Cesters mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Boechout and the Racing Leuven players grew even worse after the yellow card. Armand Cesters hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. When Boechout's Dieter Worteleers in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Racing Leuven's goalie prevented a goal. 29 minutes into the game, Boechout's Dieter Worteleers nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ferdinand Raedemaeckers made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Ferdinand Raedemaeckers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jef Rouvoet in the 32nd minute of the match. With his leg Antonio Van Geertruyen managed to avoid a goal in the 35thth minute, when Racing Leuven's Lieven Bossuyt fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After having played for 36 minutes, Nicolas Van Beets managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Racing Leuven's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicolas Van Beets was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Racing Leuven's Nicolas Van Beets got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 38 minutes of play Boechout's Armand Cesters was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Armand Cesters hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Nicolas Van Beets charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nicolas Van Beets the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 41st match minute, Racing Leuven was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolas Van Beets to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Dieter Worteleers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ferdinand Raedemaeckers was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Lieven Bossuyt who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 46thth minute tested the skills of Antonio Van Geertruyen when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lieven Bossuyt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Van Beets in the 52nd minute of play forced Boechout's goalkeeper Antonio Van Geertruyen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 53 minutes, Jef Rouvoet mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Boechout and the Racing Leuven players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jef Rouvoet hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 54thth minute of the game Lieven Bossuyt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Boechout's Antonio Van Geertruyen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 55th minute of the match, Jef Rouvoet tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ferdinand Raedemaeckers saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 59 minutes into the game, Lieven Bossuyt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Racing Leuven's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Boechout the free kick. Lieven Bossuyt kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Dieter Worteleers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Ferdinand Raedemaeckers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Racing Leuven's Nicolas Van Beets got his second yellow card of the match in the 64th minute. The referee ordered Nicolas Van Beets off the ground. A collision led to Racing Leuven getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Nicolas Van Beets hit a great ball. Wart Van Balen shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Adam van haeve sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dieter Worteleers got free with Ferdinand Raedemaeckers in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 83 minutes into the match, Racing Leuven's goalkeeper Ferdinand Raedemaeckers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jef Rouvoet. Hans De Block sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Boechout's zone, Hans De Block stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Antonio Van Geertruyen came out of the goal and Hans De Block tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.