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Sint-Gillis-Waas Sta
Spectators: 7633 (Terracing: 5726, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gottfried Ferdi kicked off to start the match. Gottfried Ferdi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tjorven Baele having to interfere. With a little luck, SK Wilbrin's Tjorven Baele got control of the ball when Gottfried Ferdi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Oswald Martens charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oswald Martens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to SK Wilbrin getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Oswald Martens hit a great ball. RSC Sint-Gillis-Waas's Gottfried Ferdi got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 13 minutes, Gottfried Ferdi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RSC Sint-Gillis-Waas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gottfried Ferdi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 20 minutes into the match, Gottfried Ferdi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tjorven Baele, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gottfried Ferdi got free with Tjorven Baele in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Flávio Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tjorven Baele having to interfere. Albert De Tapp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpected shot in the 31st minute by Gottfried Ferdi got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 32nd minute, Laurenz Theijs 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. 37 minutes into the game, RSC Sint-Gillis-Waas's Gottfried Ferdi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tjorven Baele made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Gottfried Ferdi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Gottfried Ferdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in SK Wilbrin's zone, Gottfried Ferdi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tjorven Baele came out of the goal and Gottfried Ferdi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Oswald Martens to make the kick off. Flávio Cardoso scored 3-0 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tjorven Baele, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Flávio Cardoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in SK Wilbrin fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 64th minute. Penalty! When Rein Van Dongel came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the SK Wilbrin 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 Rein Van Dongel couldn't finish the play. If Henk Zondervan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the SK Wilbrin defense, Gottfried Ferdi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tjorven Baele. The SK Wilbrin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tjorven Baele should have stopped the shot. In the 80th minute, Flávio Cardoso 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. In the 82nd minute, Gottfried Ferdi 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. RSC Sint-Gillis-Waas's Albert De Tapp got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 85 minutes into the match, SK Wilbrin's goal looked a bit too open when Gottfried Ferdi came free, but Tjorven Baele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SK Wilbrin's Tjorven Baele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrik De Geyter in the 89th minute of play. Tjorven Baele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gottfried Ferdi in the 90th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flávio Cardoso in the 91st minute of play forced SK Wilbrin's goalkeeper Tjorven Baele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gottfried Ferdi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Flávio Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tjorven Baele having to interfere. After 98 minutes, Flávio Cardoso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RSC Sint-Gillis-Waas and the SK Wilbrin players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 98th minute, Flávio Cardoso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.