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Match Report
Maalbroek
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arnout Van Herck kicked off to start the match. After 4 minutes, Joery Van Gijsel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club brugge and the Maalbroek players grew even worse after the yellow card. Joery Van Gijsel hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Mathias Van Gele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnout Van Herck in the 7th minute of the match. Maalbroek's Antonio Vissenaeckens shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 17th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Mathias Van Gele but with some difficulty. With a little luck, Club brugge's Mathias Van Gele got control of the ball when Luka Wouters tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 27 minutes, Luka Wouters managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maalbroek's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luka Wouters was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Xander Verlinden sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Xander Verlinden sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arnout Van Herck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mathias Van Gele having to interfere. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Club brugge's goalkeeper Mathias Van Gele, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Xander Verlinden was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Willy Quintens got free with Ruben Van Cauwenberg in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 61 minutes into the match, Maalbroek's Arnout Van Herck sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mathias Van Gele narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Xander Verlinden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Ruben Van Cauwenberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Willy Quintens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruben Van Cauwenberg having to interfere. When Willy Quintens came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Club brugge 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 Willy Quintens couldn't finish the play. After 80 minutes, Maxime Schol mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Maalbroek and the Club brugge players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 80th match minute, Maalbroek was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maxime Schol to maneuver through the defense. Maalbroek's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Xander Verlinden 83 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-1. 88 minutes into the game, Arnout Van Herck cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Mathias Van Gele was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Luka Wouters had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Club brugge players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.
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