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Spectators: 7243 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Steffe Demarez started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Manuel Van den Gans was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rotem's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave royal antwerp fc the free kick. A collision led to Rotem getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Manuel Van den Gans hit a great ball. Stef Maeijnaerts fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerom Maerschalckx having to interfere. In the 11th match minute, Rotem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luckas Coekx to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Rotem's zone, Steffe Demarez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dave Leerbels came out of the goal and Steffe Demarez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dave Leerbels made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yannik Van Arschot in the 17th minute. royal antwerp fc's Steffe Demarez got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jerom Maerschalckx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stef Maeijnaerts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th match minute, royal antwerp fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abraham Winnepennincx to maneuver through the defense. Joachim Versluys sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Joachim Versluys had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Steffe Demarez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dave Leerbels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Steffe Demarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 46th minute Steffe Demarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dave Leerbels saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 48th minute, Emmanuel Pannekoek sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Rotem's Dave Leerbels didn't even have to move. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Stef Maeijnaerts made the kick off in the second half. Steffe Demarez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rotem's Dave Leerbels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steffe Demarez in the 57th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 69 minutes into the game, when Joos Rutten put in a rough tackle. In the 68th minute, one of royal antwerp fc: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 royal antwerp fc. Joachim Versluys 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abraham Winnepennincx during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 87th match minute, royal antwerp fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abraham Winnepennincx to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute, royal antwerp fc's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Stef Maeijnaerts fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Yannik Van Arschot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Marc Snieders managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rotem's supporters rose to their feet, but Marc Snieders 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. Joachim Versluys fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 102nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerom Maerschalckx having to interfere. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.