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Dino Stadion
Spectators: 7319 (Terracing: 5694, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) Tijs Maerschalks started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Tijs Maerschalks had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tijs Maerschalks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eralp Zati's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Antonio Van Gorp read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. Tijs Maerschalks fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonio Van Gorp having to interfere. Eralp Zati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Antonio Van Gorp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rocky De Vreese showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bjorn Van Lueven, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Tijs Maerschalks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Kv.Mechelen booed when The Dinosaurs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leopold Govaerts didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antonio Van Gorp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tijs Maerschalks in the 25th minute of the match. Tijs Maerschalks received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Antonio Van Gorp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Leopold Govaerts came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the The Dinosaurs 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 Leopold Govaerts couldn't finish the play. Mateo Maertens hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Sebastien Buelens managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kv.Mechelen's supporters rose to their feet, but Sebastien Buelens was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rocky De Vreese breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Antonello Mangione fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonio Van Gorp having to interfere. In the 41st match minute, The Dinosaurs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fred Vogels to maneuver through the defense. Tijs Maerschalks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Harold Calstermans charged in rather forcefully in the 49th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Harold Calstermans the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The goalkeeper, Antonio Van Gorp, was totally fooled by The Dinosaurs's Willem-Jan Jannes, who 50 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Gwenn Roukeloes made the kick off in the second half. After 56 played minutes The Dinosaurs got a freekick which was hit by Filip Brabant. The Dinosaurs's Rocky De Vreese proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save The Dinosaurs from getting a goal against them. In the 61st minute, Tijs Maerschalks 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. Antonello Mangione received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Antonio Van Gorp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fred Vogels might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Antonio Van Gorp. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fred Vogels ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 69th minute, Eralp Zati made a precise shot to the right of Antonio Van Gorp. Kv.Mechelen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. After 73 minutes of play Kv.Mechelen's Harold Calstermans was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of The Dinosaurs booed when Kv.Mechelen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Harold Calstermans didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antonio Van Gorp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eralp Zati in the 75th minute of play. After 77 minutes Kv.Mechelen's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Willem-Jan Jannes who took care of the corner kick. Antonio Van Gorp came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by The Dinosaurs's Eralp Zati. But to his dismay, Eralp Zati quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Antonio Van Gorp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eralp Zati in the 85th minute of the match. When Leopold Govaerts came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the The Dinosaurs 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 Leopold Govaerts couldn't finish the play. Mateo Maertens's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Antonio Van Gorp read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Kv.Mechelen's zone, Leopold Govaerts stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Antonio Van Gorp came out of the goal and Leopold Govaerts tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Leopold Govaerts managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Dinosaurs's supporters rose to their feet, but Leopold Govaerts was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antonio Van Gorp breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Antonio Van Gorp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopold Govaerts in the 95th minute of play. Bjorn Van Lueven blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rocky De Vreese having to make a save. 99 minutes into the match, Eralp Zati had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antonio Van Gorp. Kv.Mechelen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eralp Zati was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0.