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Match Report
Zoetwater
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Toon Wynaerts took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of FC Beir booed when Zoetwater was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charles-Louis Verhaeghen didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 3 minutes of play, FC Beir's Cederik Engelborghs made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Loui Sielis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Raymond De nuijter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 12 minutes into the match, FC Beir's goalkeeper Louis-Philippe Mattheijs had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yvan Denys. Toon Wynaerts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yvan Denys got free with Louis-Philippe Mattheijs in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Henry Van der Meiren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Loui Sielis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. After taking down the ball on FC Beir's corner Quillian Theuniers fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Loui Sielis quite easily take care of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Charles-Louis Verhaeghen during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of FC Beir booed when Zoetwater was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charles-Louis Verhaeghen didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpected shot in the 34th minute by Toon Wynaerts got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Yvan Denys scored 1-1 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Louis-Philippe Mattheijs, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 40th minute, Robbrecht Voet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Loui Sielis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cederik Engelborghs in the 41st minute of play. Cederik Engelborghs succeeded in the game's 43rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. Louis-Philippe Mattheijs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toon Wynaerts, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cederik Engelborghs stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, FC Beir's Brecht Coopmans got a free kick in the 51st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toon Wynaerts in the 56th minute of play forced FC Beir's goalkeeper Louis-Philippe Mattheijs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Zoetwater defense, Cederik Engelborghs kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Loui Sielis. The Zoetwater fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Loui Sielis should have stopped the shot. Cederik Engelborghs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Zoetwater's zone, Cederik Engelborghs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Loui Sielis came out of the goal and Cederik Engelborghs tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 68 minutes, Mathias-Alexander Caspers mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Beir and the Zoetwater players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 68th match minute, FC Beir was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mathias-Alexander Caspers to maneuver through the defense. After 69 played minutes, Zoetwater's Jarne Huijbregs shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Louis-Philippe Mattheijs 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 Zoetwater reached it. Louis-Philippe Mattheijs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Van Hespe in the 70th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Toon Wynaerts got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 74 minutes into the match, FC Beir's goal looked a bit too open when Yvan Denys came free, but Louis-Philippe Mattheijs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yvan Denys fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Louis-Philippe Mattheijs having to interfere. Richey Waterloos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Louis-Philippe Mattheijs having to interfere. 81 minutes into the match, FC Beir's goal looked a bit too open when Toon Wynaerts came free, but Louis-Philippe Mattheijs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Cederik Engelborghs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, FC Beir's Henry Van der Meiren got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC Beir walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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