League

Vlissegem
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Timmy Carpenter took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to AFC Vlissegem getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Dennis Thielens hit a great ball. In the 5th minute of the match, Loid Van de kauter tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Yanick Kortens saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 5 minutes into the game, Loid Van de kauter cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Yanick Kortens was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, KAA Melden 's Teo Vandewalle got a free kick in the 9th minute. Timmy Carpenter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arne Eli having to interfere. Loid Van de kauter succeeded in the game's 18th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. In the 23rd minute Loid Van de kauter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yanick Kortens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Loid Van de kauter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Loid Van de kauter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Thibau Sabbe fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KAA Melden 's protests and gave Thibau Sabbe a yellow card for diving instead. If Yelle Van Collenborgh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to KAA Melden getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Joeri Lieckens hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, KAA Melden 's goalkeeper Yanick Kortens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yelle Van Collenborgh. After a rather tough play, KAA Melden 's Timmy Carpenter got a free kick in the 49th minute.

KAA Melden 's Yanick Kortens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loid Van de kauter in the 59th minute of play. AFC Vlissegem's Yelle Van Collenborgh got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in KAA Melden 's zone, Yelle Van Collenborgh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yanick Kortens came out of the goal and Yelle Van Collenborgh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 72 minutes into the match, KAA Melden 's goal looked a bit too open when Loid Van de kauter came free, but Yanick Kortens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loid Van de kauter in the 74th minute of play forced KAA Melden 's goalkeeper Yanick Kortens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yanick Kortens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dennis Thielens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute Loid Van de kauter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yanick Kortens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC Vlissegem's goalkeeper Arne Eli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. KAA Melden 's Yanick Kortens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yelle Van Collenborgh in the 86th minute of play. KAA Melden 's Yanick Kortens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ludwig Winnepennincks in the 87th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Loid Van de kauter got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After having played for 94 minutes, Timmy Carpenter managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KAA Melden 's supporters crossed their fingers, but Timmy Carpenter was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. KAA Melden 's Joeri Lieckens managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Dennis Thielens in the 97 minute of the game. Yanick Kortens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yelle Van Collenborgh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. KAA Melden 's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.