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Eigenbilzen Stadion
Spectators: 6739 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 0) Gill Cesters started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Dirk De Meesemaeckere hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 4 minutes into the game, SK Oombergen's Gill Van der Veeren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kevin Blommaert made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gill Van der Veeren in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kevin Blommaert saved KV Mechelen from getting behind. If Marten Beaufort had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gill Van der Veeren struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Kevin Blommaert didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SK Oombergen. Christof Van der Vloedt kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the game, Christof Van der Vloedt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KV Mechelen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SK Oombergen the free kick. Kevin Blommaert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marten Beaufort, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute, Gill Van der Veeren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SK Oombergen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Marten Beaufort received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Kevin Blommaert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute Marten Beaufort shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevin Blommaert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gill Van der Veeren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kevin Blommaert stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gill Van der Veeren's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Stefan Serneels's late challenge caught a SK Oombergen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stefan Serneels helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, KV Mechelen's Stefan Serneels got a free kick in the 38th minute. Kevin Blommaert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marten Beaufort in the 40th minute of play. Gill Van der Veeren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Kevin Blommaert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christof Van der Vloedt was shown his second yellow card after 44 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gill Van der Veeren was the one to do the kick off. KV Mechelen's Dirk De Meesemaeckere got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gill Van der Veeren in the 61stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Kevin Blommaert, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marten Beaufort in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kevin Blommaert saved KV Mechelen from getting behind. 68 minutes into the match, SK Oombergen's Gill Van der Veeren sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kevin Blommaert narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Marten Beaufort came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the SK Oombergen 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 Marten Beaufort couldn't finish the play. In the 81st minute, Stephen Vanden Broucke hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gill Van der Veerens short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Kevin Blommaert to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Gill Van der Veeren who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 86thth minute tested the skills of Kevin Blommaert when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Marten Beaufort fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kevin Blommaert having to interfere. If Gill Van der Veeren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 96 minutes into the game, SK Oombergen's Gill Van der Veeren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kevin Blommaert made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. The KV Mechelen fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. SK Oombergen were clearly better and deserved to take the win.