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Spectators: 8020 (Terracing: 6017,
Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ronny Stuycken kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Roland Huijbrechts hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Etienne Montens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bastiaan Sustens was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. 8 minutes into the match, Etienne Montens had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bastiaan Sustens. VC Fl's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Etienne Montens was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 11th minute, Fernand Huyghens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ronny Engelborgh came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Yellow City Devils 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 Ronny Engelborgh couldn't finish the play. If Yannik Meulders had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joannes Van Meerbeeck struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Bastiaan Sustens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Yellow City Devils. After a defensive mix-up in VC Fl's zone, Joannes Van Meerbeeck stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bastiaan Sustens came out of the goal and Joannes Van Meerbeeck tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jeffrey Putman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, VC Fl's Sander Bruyninckx got a free kick in the 20th minute. Ronny Engelborgh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bastiaan Sustens having to interfere. Roland Huijbrechts's late challenge caught a Yellow City Devils's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roland Huijbrechts helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, VC Fl's Roland Huijbrechts got a free kick in the 26th minute. Bastiaan Sustens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joannes Van Meerbeeck, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 30 minutes into the game, Yellow City Devils's Ronny Engelborgh nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bastiaan Sustens made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 37th minute, Etienne Montens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Yellow City Devils fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in VC Fl's zone, Joannes Van Meerbeeck stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bastiaan Sustens came out of the goal and Joannes Van Meerbeeck tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Etienne Montens in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bastiaan Sustens saved VC Fl from getting behind. Joannes Van Meerbeeck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Etienne Montens in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bastiaan Sustens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The VC Fl players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Yellow City Devils were winning 0-3.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Etienne Montens stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With his leg Bastiaan Sustens managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when Yellow City Devils's Etienne Montens fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Etienne Montens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bastiaan Sustens having to interfere. In the 59th minute Etienne Montens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bastiaan Sustens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joannes Van Meerbeeck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bastiaan Sustens having to interfere. Yellow City Devils's Joerie Van der Veken was substituted for Yannik Meulders. Etienne Montens struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Bastiaan Sustens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Yellow City Devils. After having played for 67 minutes, Etienne Montens managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yellow City Devils's supporters crossed their fingers, but Etienne Montens was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joannes Van Meerbeeck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bastiaan Sustens having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Etienne Montens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bastiaan Sustens was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. After having played for 75 minutes, Jeffrey Putman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yellow City Devils's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jeffrey Putman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joannes Van Meerbeeck's late challenge caught a VC Fl's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joannes Van Meerbeeck helped the player get up and apologised. Joannes Van Meerbeeck hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Etienne Montens blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bastiaan Sustens having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Etienne Montens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bastiaan Sustens was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. When Yellow City Devils's Etienne Montens in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye VC Fl's goalie prevented a goal. Yellow City Devils's Etienne Montens was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 91st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. When the final whistle sounded Yellow City Devils left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than VC Fl.
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