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Desse
Spectators: 6831 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 0) KFC Desse 's Tommi Van Meerbek started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in KFC Desse 's zone, Alexandre Engelborghs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maarten De Maesschalck came out of the goal and Alexandre Engelborghs tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Maarten De Maesschalck came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by VC Vladsloo's Jordy Stroobans. But to his dismay, Jordy Stroobans quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Jordy Stroobans managed to get in a good position for a shot. VC Vladsloo's supporters rose to their feet, but Jordy Stroobans was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maarten De Maesschalck breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tibo Van Landeghem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebbe Lanen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute Jordy Stroobans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maarten De Maesschalck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Piet Meersmans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 26 minutes into the match, Jordy Stroobans notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of KFC Desse 's Maarten De Maesschalck. Maarten De Maesschalck was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sylven Vranken during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 31st minute there was a penalty for VC Vladsloo. Glenn De Jong stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Maarten De Maesschalck. 0-4. KFC Desse 's Maarten De Maesschalck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jordy Stroobans in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jordy Stroobans in the 35th minute of play forced KFC Desse 's goalkeeper Maarten De Maesschalck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Herbert Gyselincx fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maarten De Maesschalck having to interfere. Jordy Stroobans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maarten De Maesschalck having to interfere. VC Vladsloo's Piet Meersmans got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Jordy Stroobans's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maarten De Maesschalck was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. 42 minutes into the match, Pierre-Paul Schepens had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maarten De Maesschalck. KFC Desse 's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pierre-Paul Schepens was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Jordy Stroobans made the kick off in the second half. VC Vladsloo's Mats Vandommele quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Richy Renotte, made in the 52nd minute of the game. Jordy Stroobans succeeded in the game's 53rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-6. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jordy Stroobans in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maarten De Maesschalck saved KFC Desse from getting behind. Pierre-Paul Schepens's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Maarten De Maesschalck firmly grabbed it by the left post. 58 minutes into the match, KFC Desse 's goal looked a bit too open when Jordy Stroobans came free, but Maarten De Maesschalck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, Jordy Stroobans lined in a short shot 0-8 behind a frustrated Maarten De Maesschalck. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexandre Engelborghs in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maarten De Maesschalck saved KFC Desse from getting behind. Jordy Stroobans got in the 74th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Maarten De Maesschalck handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Mathias de Pelsmakere hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Pierre-Paul Schepens's late challenge caught a KFC Desse 's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pierre-Paul Schepens helped the player get up and apologised. In the 75th match minute, VC Vladsloo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pierre-Paul Schepens to maneuver through the defense. Jordy Stroobans received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Maarten De Maesschalck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th minute of the match Sylven Vranken sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tibo Van Landeghem skillfully saved the ball. Jordy Stroobans struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Maarten De Maesschalck didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VC Vladsloo. Piet Meersmans received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Maarten De Maesschalck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Piet Meersmans received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Maarten De Maesschalck came out and tried to block the shot, but Piet Meersmans slotted it home off the left post making it 0-10 in the 86th minute. If Jordy Stroobans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. VC Vladsloo's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.