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XD STADION
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Louis Van Caubergen started the match with the kick off. In a very dangerous position, a player in XDGAMES fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 5th minute. Penalty! Tommie Gijselinckx placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Diedrik Elzen's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Yanniek den Pelsmaeker firmly grabbed it by the left post. Yanniek den Pelsmaeker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diedrik Elzen in the 19th minute. Diedrik Elzen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Jasper Deckers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante De Keyser's late challenge caught a XDGAMES's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dante De Keyser helped the player get up and apologised. In the 31st minute, Dante De Keyser hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes into the match, RSC Gottignies's goal looked a bit too open when Leopold De Vleeschauwere came free, but Yanniek den Pelsmaeker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diedrik Elzen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yanniek den Pelsmaeker having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, RSC Gottignies's goal looked a bit too open when Leopold De Vleeschauwere came free, but Yanniek den Pelsmaeker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diedrik Elzen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Yanniek den Pelsmaeker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leopold De Vleeschauwere received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Yanniek den Pelsmaeker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Diedrik Elzen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yanniek den Pelsmaeker having to interfere. 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.

If Diedrik Elzen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopold De Vleeschauwere in the 55th minute of play forced RSC Gottignies's goalkeeper Yanniek den Pelsmaeker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jean-Louis Clement sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70thth minute of the game Diedrik Elzen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RSC Gottignies's Yanniek den Pelsmaeker was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Jasper Deckers came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the RSC Gottignies 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 Jasper Deckers couldn't finish the play. 1-0 became the score in the 76th minute when Diedrik Elzen elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 79 minutes, Phillipe De Witte mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RSC Gottignies and the XDGAMES players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Diedrik Elzen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Boudewijn Van Bockorst had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th match minute, RSC Gottignies was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rudi Bauwens to maneuver through the defense. XDGAMES's Diedrik Elzen got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yanniek den Pelsmaeker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leopold De Vleeschauwere, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. A collision led to XDGAMES getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Bram Van Leemputt hit a great ball. In the 94th minute, Jean-Louis Clement hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes into the match, RSC Gottignies's Tommie Gijselinckx broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal.