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jan breydel
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Etienne van Bedts kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernt Verhoeven in the 5th minute of play forced cercle brugge's goalkeeper Quillian Rouvoet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the match, cercle brugge's goal looked a bit too open when Bernt Verhoeven came free, but Quillian Rouvoet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute, Mathias-Alexander Callewaert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Etienne van Bedts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Quillian Rouvoet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernt Verhoeven in the 17th minute of play. Timothy Dirickx could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Lou Van Leempoel made a huge save. cercle brugge's Isaac Lache shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 27th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Lou Van Leempoel but with some difficulty. If Roland Schrevens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Timothy Dirickx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 32 minutes into the game, Edward Cuppens was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. cercle brugge's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC. Pikolas the free kick. Edward Cuppens hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the match, cercle brugge's goal looked a bit too open when Bernt Verhoeven came free, but Quillian Rouvoet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th match minute, cercle brugge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edward Cuppens to maneuver through the defense. Etienne van Bedts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Timothy Dirickx to make the kick off. Etienne van Bedts fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Quillian Rouvoet having to interfere. Carl Vrijdags charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carl Vrijdags the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 58 minutes into the game, one of cercle brugge:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Octavian Meersman placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! 69 minutes into the match, FC. Pikolas's Etienne van Bedts sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Quillian Rouvoet narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 71st minute of the game, Bernt Verhoeven landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. When Raf Gysemans fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored cercle brugge's protests and gave Raf Gysemans a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to cercle brugge getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Raf Gysemans hit a great ball. Octavian Meersman was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 73rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The supporters of cercle brugge booed when FC. Pikolas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kamiel Van de Zande didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Roland Schrevens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mike Degens charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mike Degens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 78 played minutes FC. Pikolas got a freekick which was hit by Mike Degens. Roland Schrevens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Timothy Dirickx fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lou Van Leempoel having to interfere. After 86 played minutes FC. Pikolas got a freekick which was hit by Kamiel Van de Zande. In the 91st minute Timothy Dirickx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lou Van Leempoel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC. Pikolas's Etienne van Bedts got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 95 minutes into the match, FC. Pikolas's goal looked a bit too open when Timothy Dirickx came free, but Lou Van Leempoel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Etienne van Bedts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.