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Spectators: 6873 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sam-Lucas De Clercq took the kick off in the first half of the match. Joris van Hagenborgh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Matthias Van Haerschot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Garry Pieters fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matthias Van Haerschot having to interfere. Frank Gressens's late challenge caught a Testopia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frank Gressens helped the player get up and apologised. 12 minutes into the game, one of Bl:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 14th minute there was a penalty for Testopia. Bavo Van Hoeijveldt stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Matthias Van Haerschot. 0-1. Garry Pieters sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joris van Hagenborgh 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. The attack was good, but when Joris van Hagenborgh in the 36th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Garry Pieters hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 45th minute, Luckas Vinx ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gert-Jan Gallot was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joris van Hagenborgh to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Joris van Hagenborgh recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Matthias Van Haerschot. Joris van Hagenborgh showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. Garry Pieters sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joris van Hagenborgh struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Matthias Van Haerschot didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Testopia. When Garry Pieters came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Testopia 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 Garry Pieters couldn't finish the play. Bl's Matthias Van Haerschot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joris van Hagenborgh in the 63rd minute of play. Joris van Hagenborgh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Matthias Van Haerschot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tommi Lanckneus charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tommi Lanckneus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 69th match minute, Testopia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tommi Lanckneus to maneuver through the defense. Luckas Vinx received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Gert-Jan Gallot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Joris van Hagenborgh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matthias Van Haerschot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Garry Pieters in the 79th minute. Joris van Hagenborgh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Matthias Van Haerschot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Garry Pieters got free with Matthias Van Haerschot in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bl's Matthias Van Haerschot proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Bl from getting a goal against them. Joris van Hagenborgh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matthias Van Haerschot having to interfere. Florian Imbreghts kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Garry Pieters was extremely unlucky when he, in the 96th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The Bl fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Testopia were clearly better and deserved to take the win.