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Desselgem
Spectators: 6839 (Terracing: 5015, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Matthieu De Ketelaere made the kick off which started today's match. If Gunter Van den Bergen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Wolfdoncx received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Jerom Maerschalckx tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 12 minutes into the game, Jonathan Wolfdoncx lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Jerom Maerschalckx. Jerom Maerschalckx made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonathan Wolfdoncx in the 17th minute. Wart Gevaert stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yannik Van Arschot's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. In the 21st minute, Steffe Demarez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The royal antwerp fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After 25 minutes, Yanick Theys mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Desselgem and the royal antwerp fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 24th minute, one of Desselgem:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Desselgem. In the 26th minute there was a penalty for royal antwerp fc. Emmanuel Pannekoek stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Wart Gevaert. 1-2. In the 30th minute of the match Joos Rutten sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wart Gevaert skillfully saved the ball. After 32 minutes of play, royal antwerp fc's Abraham Winnepennincx made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wart Gevaert was left in no man's land by his defense there! Steffe Demarez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wart Gevaert having to interfere. Steffe Demarez scored 1-4 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wart Gevaert, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Desselgem's Wart Gevaert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steffe Demarez in the 43rd minute of play. Yannik Van Arschot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Steffe Demarez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Steffe Demarez to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Desselgem's goal looked a bit too open when Steffe Demarez came free, but Wart Gevaert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, Desselgem's Jonathan Wolfdoncx sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jerom Maerschalckx narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 62 played minutes royal antwerp fc got a freekick which was hit by Joos Rutten. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yannik Van Arschot got free with Wart Gevaert in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 68 minutes into the game, Tommy Beaufort was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Desselgem's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave royal antwerp fc the free kick. The referee gave royal antwerp fc a penalty, 70 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Emmanuel Pannekoek, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Desselgem's Wart Gevaert. 1-5. In the 74th minute Steffe Demarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wart Gevaert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Matthieu De Ketelaere had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gunter Van den Bergen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerom Maerschalckx having to interfere. Matthieu De Ketelaere fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerom Maerschalckx having to interfere. Stephen Van der Veeken kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Wolfdoncx in the 87th minute of play forced royal antwerp fc's goalkeeper Jerom Maerschalckx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Regis Wigers's late challenge caught a Desselgem's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Regis Wigers helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to royal antwerp fc getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Regis Wigers hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Matthieu De Ketelaere managed to get in a good position for a shot. Desselgem's supporters rose to their feet, but Matthieu De Ketelaere was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jerom Maerschalckx breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Matthieu De Ketelaere struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Jerom Maerschalckx didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Desselgem. Steffe Demarez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. royal antwerp fc walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.