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Zeldonk
Spectators: 6740 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dirk Panhuyse kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Julien Ceulemans during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, sv the sharks's Julien Ceulemans got a free kick in the 4th minute. 6 minutes into the match, sv the sharks's goal looked a bit too open when Dieter Claevers came free, but Thommy Loozen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joonatan Van Gertsuyden got free with Thommy Loozen in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Georges Wegers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dirk Panhuyse in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joost Wigers saved Zeldonk from getting behind. 24 minutes into the match, sv the sharks's goalkeeper Thommy Loozen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joonatan Van Gertsuyden. If Julien Ceulemans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joost Wigers didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Georges Wegers went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Jacob Schrevens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Dirk Panhuyse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Georges Wegers came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the sv the sharks 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 Georges Wegers couldn't finish the play. When Dirk Panhuyse came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the sv the sharks 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 Dirk Panhuyse couldn't finish the play. Zeldonk's Joost Wigers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dirk Panhuyse in the 46th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Dirk Panhuyse's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joost Wigers was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. After the first half sv the sharks were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dieter Claevers to strike the kick off in the second half. Julien Ceulemans got his second yellow card in the match during the 53rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, sv the sharks's Julien Ceulemans got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 55th minute of the match Yoachim Decorte sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thommy Loozen skillfully saved the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Zeldonk's goal looked a bit too open when Georges Wegers came free, but Joost Wigers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, Wouter Humblets was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zeldonk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave sv the sharks the free kick. A collision led to Zeldonk getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Wouter Humblets hit a great ball. Jacob Schrevens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joost Wigers having to interfere. Dirk Panhuyse lost his temper 73 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 76th minute there was a penalty for Zeldonk. Yoachim Decorte stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Thommy Loozen. 1-3. After having played for 78 minutes, Jacob Schrevens managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. sv the sharks's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jacob Schrevens was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. From close distance Jacob Schrevens pressed in the 1-4 goal high up into nets stiches in the right cross 80 minutes into the game. If Jacob Schrevens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 85 minutes, Billy Bouwmans managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zeldonk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Billy Bouwmans was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joost Wigers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacob Schrevens in the 89th minute of play. Jacob Schrevens's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joost Wigers read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. Joost Wigers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacob Schrevens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zeldonk's goalkeeper Joost Wigers, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match was over sv the sharks could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Zeldonk throughout the match.