League

Hoogdonk Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Pino Colebinders kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. The supporters of KFC Herbuchenne booed when AFC Hoogdonk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pino Colebinders didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, KFC Herbuchenne's Gustaaf Van Camp got a free kick in the 8th minute. Binjamin Libesoons fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martial Van Hoyvelt having to interfere. Pieter-Jan Goethuys took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tim-Jan Van der Hoeven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. KFC Herbuchenne's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Qwinten De Maerschalckx in the 13th minute. Qwinten De Maerschalckx made a great header on KFC Herbuchenne's corner, it was just that AFC Hoogdonk's Pieter-Jan Goethuys managed to reach the ball for a save. Martial Van Hoyvelt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elias Vissenaekers, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Louis Slabbaert charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Louis Slabbaert the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 17th match minute, AFC Hoogdonk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Louis Slabbaert to maneuver through the defense. Corneel Gielens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Angelo Rogiers hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Elias Vissenaekers might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Martial Van Hoyvelt. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Elias Vissenaekers ran back to his position shaking his head. KFC Herbuchenne's attentive Bobby Haentjens managed to snatch the ball when Pieter Vaes made a throw-in in the 22nd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Corneel Gielens in the 23rd minute of play forced AFC Hoogdonk's goalkeeper Pieter-Jan Goethuys to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Corneel Gielens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. KFC Herbuchenne's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Qwinten De Maerschalckx in the 32nd minute. Pieter-Jan Goethuys took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tim-Jan Van der Hoeven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of AFC Hoogdonk booed when KFC Herbuchenne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tim-Jan Van der Hoeven didn't get a good kick on the ball. When AFC Hoogdonk's Elias Vissenaekers in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KFC Herbuchenne's goalie prevented a goal. Binjamin Libesoons hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. 44 minutes into the match, KFC Herbuchenne's Angelo Rogiers sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pieter-Jan Goethuys narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Elias Vissenaekers made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Tim-Jan Van der Hoeven notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of AFC Hoogdonk's Pieter-Jan Goethuys. Pieter-Jan Goethuys was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Corneel Gielens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 62 minutes into the match, AFC Hoogdonk's goalkeeper Pieter-Jan Goethuys had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tim-Jan Van der Hoeven. Pieter-Jan Goethuys was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and Corneel Gielens capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Corneel Gielens really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Corneel Gielens took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Pieter-Jan Goethuys to make any attempt to save it. Pieter-Jan Goethuys made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Corneel Gielens in the 72nd minute of play. Tim-Jan Van der Hoeven recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC Hoogdonk's goalkeeper Pieter-Jan Goethuys, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to AFC Hoogdonk getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Ritchie Van Den Broek hit a great ball. Pieter-Jan Goethuys came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by KFC Herbuchenne's Corneel Gielens. But to his dismay, Corneel Gielens quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Pieter-Jan Goethuys was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Corneel Gielens showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 87 minute of play. Corneel Gielens hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. KFC Herbuchenne's Dre De kaiser got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The AFC Hoogdonk fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. KFC Herbuchenne were clearly better and deserved to take the win.