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Merchtem Stadion
Spectators: 7928 (Terracing: 6053, Seating: 1855, VIP seats: 20) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Isaac Vito started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Isaac Vito kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Thibaud Raeijmaeckers. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. The supporters of Aalbeked booed when VC Merchtem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladimiro Rozarius didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in VC Merchtem's zone, Joost Van hoegaerde stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filiph Klemensson came out of the goal and Joost Van hoegaerde tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 17 minutes into the match, Aalbeked's goalkeeper Thibaud Raeijmaeckers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Silvio Estebe. A collision led to VC Merchtem getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Ignace Stroobans hit a great ball. The supporters of Aalbeked booed when VC Merchtem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romain Lanckneus didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Isaac Vito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silvio Estebe got in the 28th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Thibaud Raeijmaeckers handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. In the 36th match minute, Aalbeked was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jordy Van De Wijngaert to maneuver through the defense. Jordy Van De Wijngaert hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. When Arne Vuerinx came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the VC Merchtem 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 Arne Vuerinx couldn't finish the play. The supporters of VC Merchtem booed when Aalbeked was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandre van Goetsenhoven didn't get a good kick on the ball.

After a defensive mix-up in Aalbeked's zone, Silvio Estebe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thibaud Raeijmaeckers came out of the goal and Silvio Estebe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 58 minutes into the game, Rajmond Van den Brul cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Thibaud Raeijmaeckers was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dave De Martelaere hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. If Isaac Vito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Isaac Vito blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thibaud Raeijmaeckers having to make a save. In the 71st minute, Rajmond Van den Brul ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thibaud Raeijmaeckers was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. In the 77th minute Silvio Estebe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thibaud Raeijmaeckers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christoffel Jennes hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Thibaud Raeijmaeckers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvio Estebe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute, Isaac Vito ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thibaud Raeijmaeckers was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roderik Van Houtvinc during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Roderik Van Houtvinc hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, VC Merchtem's Vladimiro Rozarius got a free kick in the 93rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in VC Merchtem's zone, Joost Van hoegaerde stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filiph Klemensson came out of the goal and Joost Van hoegaerde tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. There was no doubt that VC Merchtem were the better team. VC Merchtem's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.