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Essen
Spectators: 7665 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Alek Van Achter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mattijs de Neuyter, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Bavo Vinx fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mathieux Van Daelen having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ief De Vos in the 10th minute of play forced Genec FC's goalkeeper Alek Van Achter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Ief De Vos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alek Van Achter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Bavo Vinx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 20 minutes into the game, William Van Leemputte was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC CONGO's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Genec FC the free kick. After 25 played minutes FC CONGO got a freekick which was hit by Jozef Opdebeeck. Bavo Vinx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mathieux Van Daelen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bavo Vinx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrew Slaghmeulders in the 39th minute of play forced Genec FC's goalkeeper Alek Van Achter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Genec FC defense, William Van Leemputte kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alek Van Achter. The Genec FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alek Van Achter should have stopped the shot. Ief De Vos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alek Van Achter having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bavo Vinx to strike the kick off in the second half. If Mattijs de Neuyter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrew Slaghmeulders fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alek Van Achter having to interfere. Alek Van Achter was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ief De Vos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 67 minute of play. William Van Leemputte was shown his second yellow card after 70 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, FC CONGO's William Van Leemputte got a free kick in the 70th minute. Stanny De Hondt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 83 minutes into the match, Genec FC's Bavo Vinx sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mathieux Van Daelen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 87th minute Bavo Vinx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mathieux Van Daelen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Stanny De Hondt notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of FC CONGO's Mathieux Van Daelen. Mathieux Van Daelen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC CONGO were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.