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Thuin
Spectators: 6724 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Herve Heijligem got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thijs Moors during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. William Huygens took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 10th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bernard Klijnhens. VC Thuin's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. VC Thuin's Bernard Klijnhens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herve Heijligem in the 11th minute of play. Stein Ballette sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bernard Klijnhens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rein Van Hinnendael, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luuk Van Daelen struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Bernard Klijnhens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SpaC AC. A collision led to VC Thuin getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Alexander De Backer hit a great ball. Bernard Klijnhens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Herve Heijligem's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Joey Van Aarschot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stein Ballette in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute, Jan-Pieter Schipmans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Luuk Van Daelen came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the SpaC AC 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 Luuk Van Daelen couldn't finish the play. In the 30th minute, Luuk Van Daelen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 31 minutes into the match, SpaC AC's goal looked a bit too open when Gaetan Van Boeckost came free, but Joey Van Aarschot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joey Van Aarschot was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gaetan Van Boeckost showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 35 minute of play. Rein Van Hinnendael sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stein Ballette received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Joey Van Aarschot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joey Van Aarschot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stein Ballette in the 45th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gaetan Van Boeckost made a kick off. Bernard Klijnhens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herve Heijligem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joey Van Aarschot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stein Ballette, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, VC Thuin's Gaetan Van Boeckost got a free kick in the 57th minute. Roy Vissenaekers took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Joey Van Aarschot. SpaC AC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, SpaC AC's goal looked a bit too open when Stein Ballette came free, but Joey Van Aarschot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, VC Thuin's Alexander De Backer got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Herve Heijligem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Bernard Klijnhens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of VC Thuin booed when SpaC AC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Standaers didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joey Van Aarschot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stein Ballette in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Rein Van Hinnendael 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. Rein Van Hinnendael fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernard Klijnhens having to interfere. A collision led to VC Thuin getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Amaury Limpens hit a great ball. SpaC AC's Joey Van Aarschot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stein Ballette in the 88th minute of play. If Gaetan Van Boeckost had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. William Huygens was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 94 minutes into the match. 94 minutes into the game, one of SpaC AC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After a long run with the ball, Roy Vissenaekers did a trick in the 97th minute in front of SpaC AC's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 2-0. An impressive performance by VC Thuin's Roy Vissenaekers!