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MetLife Stadium
Spectators: 7969 (Terracing: 5978, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) When Tommi De Bruyn, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 3 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Frederik Van Geel was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Alex Sproten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Frederik Van Geel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Miguel Verheyden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Claude Renotte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, New York Giants's Philippe Creemers got a free kick in the 10th minute. 10 minutes into the game, FC Kroeters's Tommi De Bruyn nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frederik Van Geel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Alex Sproten scored 0-2 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Frederik Van Geel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 18 minutes into the game, Georges-Philippe Mampaerts was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Kroeters's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave New York Giants the free kick. A collision led to FC Kroeters getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Georges-Philippe Mampaerts hit a great ball. Arnout Henderickx recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the New York Giants defense, Tommi De Bruyn kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Frederik Van Geel. The New York Giants fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Frederik Van Geel should have stopped the shot. Alex Sproten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Frederik Van Geel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Frederik Van Geel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tommi De Bruyn in the 27th minute of the match. 0-4 became the score in the 30th minute when Tommi De Bruyn elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Tommi De Bruyn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tommi De Bruyn scored 0-5 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Frederik Van Geel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alex Sproten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Frederik Van Geel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Philippe Creemers's late challenge caught a FC Kroeters's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Philippe Creemers helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to New York Giants getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Philippe Creemers hit a great ball. Alex Sproten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frederik Van Geel having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The wind increased when Alex Sproten made the kick off in the second half. Miguel Verheyden sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to FC Kroeters getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Christoph Van Beringhen hit a great ball. The supporters of FC Kroeters booed when New York Giants was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cederic Kest didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Kasper Pastijns had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th match minute, FC Kroeters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Georges-Philippe Mampaerts to maneuver through the defense. Tommi De Bruyn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 78 minutes of play, FC Kroeters's Tommi De Bruyn made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Frederik Van Geel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Miguel Verheyden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Claude Renotte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The New York Giants fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC Kroeters were clearly better and deserved to take the win.