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Stad Antep
Spectators: 7962 (Terracing: 5973, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Reemy Sanders got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 2nd minute, Jilian Andriesens managed to get in a good position for a shot. RSC Anderlecht's supporters rose to their feet, but Jilian Andriesens was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cláudio Taffarel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cláudio Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jilian Andriesens in the 10th minute of the match. Cláudio Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jilian Andriesens in the 14th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, Reemy Sanders dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Serge Van Linthoud, 1-0. Antep Saint Germain's Laurens Van Craen quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Robbe Rondas, made in the 24th minute of the game. When Reemy Sanders came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Antep Saint Germain 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 Reemy Sanders couldn't finish the play. In the 35th minute, Laurens Van Craen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Reemy Sanders might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Serge Van Linthoud. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Reemy Sanders ran back to his position shaking his head. When RSC Anderlecht's Jilian Andriesens, in the 46th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for RSC Anderlecht. RSC Anderlecht's Jilian Andriesens got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jilian Andriesens stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Reemy Sanders shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serge Van Linthoud saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Antep Saint Germain's zone, Jilian Andriesens stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cláudio Taffarel came out of the goal and Jilian Andriesens tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Jilian Andriesens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cláudio Taffarel was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Antep Saint Germain's Cláudio Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jilian Andriesens in the 73rd minute of play. In the 76th minute Jilian Andriesens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reemy Sanders in the 81st minute of play forced RSC Anderlecht's goalkeeper Serge Van Linthoud to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Robbe Rondas in the 82nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Antep Saint Germain's Laurens Van Craen. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jilian Andriesens in the 87th minute of play forced Antep Saint Germain's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of RSC Anderlecht booed when Antep Saint Germain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laurens Van Craen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Piet den Pelsmaeker hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jilian Andriesens in the 99th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cláudio Taffarel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.