League

Bottini stadium
Spectators: 5002 (Terracing: 4001, Seating: 1001, VIP seats: 0) Dogs of war's Dreas Debock started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the match, Dreas Debock notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of KAA GENT's Ritchie Kest. Ritchie Kest was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luuk Leenders took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herald De Metser, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dreas Debock struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Ritchie Kest didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dogs of war. Herald De Metser sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute Dreas Debock shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ritchie Kest saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Herald De Metser recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ritchie Kest took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris-George Herremans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dreas Debock received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Ritchie Kest tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dreas Debock received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Ritchie Kest tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 48th match minute, KAA GENT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gregory De Block to maneuver through the defense. Dogs of war's Yanis De Smet couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 49th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for KAA GENT. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Herald De Metser to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Dogs of war's Evert Vandeput got a free kick in the 59th minute. A collision led to Dogs of war getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Douglas Wenderickx hit a great ball. When Remy Beetens came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Dogs of war 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 Remy Beetens couldn't finish the play. After 68 played minutes KAA GENT got a freekick which was hit by Serge Van Ghele. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Chris-George Herremans managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dogs of war's supporters rose to their feet, but Chris-George Herremans was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ritchie Kest breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to KAA GENT getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Gregory De Block hit a great ball. Dreas Debock received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Ritchie Kest tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Herald De Metser struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Luuk Leenders didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KAA GENT. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chris-George Herremans got free with Ritchie Kest in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Johny Snoekens during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to KAA GENT getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Johny Snoekens hit a great ball. Dogs of war's Luuk Leenders played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimmy Gyselinckx in the 88th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimmy Gyselinckx in the 91st minute of play forced Dogs of war's goalkeeper Luuk Leenders to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jimmy Gyselinckx scored 1-1 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luuk Leenders, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 97th minute, Jimmy Gyselinckx left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KAA GENT fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. KAA GENT's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.