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Bij Dirkske
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dolf Zimmer took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Bart-Jan Van Bockorst fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC De Sloverkes's protests and gave Bart-Jan Van Bockorst a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FC De Sloverkes's Bart-Jan Van Bockorst got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 7 minutes into the match, Chelsea's goal looked a bit too open when Dolf Zimmer came free, but Rens Van Damme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frederik Vandekerkhove could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Rens Van Damme made a huge save. Frederik Vandekerkhove might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rens Van Damme. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Frederik Vandekerkhove ran back to his position shaking his head. Rens Van Damme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dolf Zimmer, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Frederik Vandekerkhove came free with the goalkeeper in the 21st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rens Van Damme could save by the left post. 23 minutes into the match, Chelsea's goalkeeper Rens Van Damme had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frederik Vandekerkhove. In the 24th match minute, Chelsea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ief Verhaghen to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of FC De Sloverkes booed when Chelsea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Janes Weba didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gringo Hendrickx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stan Smeulders in the 34th minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Frederik Vandekerkhove made a precise shot to the right of Rens Van Damme. Chelsea's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Frederik Vandekerkhove who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 39thth minute tested the skills of Rens Van Damme when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Dolf Zimmer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rens Van Damme having to interfere. FC De Sloverkes's Frederik Vandekerkhove was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 42nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Chelsea's zone, Dolf Zimmer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rens Van Damme came out of the goal and Dolf Zimmer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 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 2-0.

In the 53rd match minute, FC De Sloverkes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bart-Jan Van Bockorst to maneuver through the defense. After 54 played minutes, Chelsea's Gery Goddez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gringo Hendrickx came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Chelsea reached it. Rens Van Damme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dolf Zimmer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Frederik Vandekerkhove came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the FC De Sloverkes 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 Frederik Vandekerkhove couldn't finish the play. After 71 minutes, Didier Demeester mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chelsea and the FC De Sloverkes players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of FC De Sloverkes booed when Chelsea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Didier Demeester didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dolf Zimmer in the 72nd minute of play forced Chelsea's goalkeeper Rens Van Damme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rens Van Damme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frederik Vandekerkhove in the 75th minute of play. Frederik Vandekerkhove might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rens Van Damme. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Frederik Vandekerkhove ran back to his position shaking his head. Rens Van Damme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frederik Vandekerkhove, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After a rather tough play, Chelsea's Janes Weba got a free kick in the 81st minute. When Frederik Vandekerkhove came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the FC De Sloverkes 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 Frederik Vandekerkhove couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Chelsea's Robrecht Everts got a free kick in the 87th minute. Rens Van Damme didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC De Sloverkes's Dolf Zimmer shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-0 in the ordered_time% minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Frederik Vandekerkhove managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC De Sloverkes's supporters rose to their feet, but Frederik Vandekerkhove was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rens Van Damme breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC De Sloverkes fully deserved thier win.