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Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6046, Seating: 1854, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Viktor Dejardin got the match started through his kick off. Wayne De Wilde made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Viktor Dejardin sent off a good shot on target. In the 7th minute, Danny Tombuer 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. Viktor Dejardin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Wayne De Wilde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Danny Tombuer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gunther De Wit kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Viktor Dejardin struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Wayne De Wilde didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VM HOPVELDEN. After a rather tough play, KFC Oosthoven's Billie Bellinkx got a free kick in the 20th minute. 24 minutes into the game, Viktor Dejardin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Wayne De Wilde was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 28 minutes of play, VM HOPVELDEN's Frederic van Haecht made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wayne De Wilde was left in no man's land by his defense there! Domingos Gonzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignace Seveneijns, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute of the match, Ritchie Van Craen got a very nice opportunity to score, but Wayne De Wilde was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Wayne De Wilde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danny Tombuer, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. VM HOPVELDEN's Viktor Dejardin got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ignace Seveneijns was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, KFC Oosthoven's Dante Verhaeghen got a free kick in the 54th minute. Ritchie Van Craen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 61st minute, Viktor Dejardin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VM HOPVELDEN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Ignace Seveneijns fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Domingos Gonzo having to interfere. A collision led to KFC Oosthoven getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Josef Sellekaers hit a great ball. Josef Sellekaers's late challenge caught a VM HOPVELDEN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Josef Sellekaers helped the player get up and apologised. In the 75th match minute, KFC Oosthoven was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Josef Sellekaers to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the KFC Oosthoven defense, Robert Pivniceru kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wayne De Wilde. The KFC Oosthoven fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wayne De Wilde should have stopped the shot. VM HOPVELDEN's Robert Pivniceru pulled a muscle in his leg after 82 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Gill Franckx's late challenge caught a VM HOPVELDEN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gill Franckx helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of VM HOPVELDEN booed when KFC Oosthoven was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gill Franckx didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bruno Bouman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee ended the match the VM HOPVELDEN players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.