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Velde Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jesse Winnepennincx made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Velde getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Joos Meijers hit a great ball. In the 4th minute of the match Stefan Goovaers sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thomas-Jan Tilemans skillfully saved the ball. 5 minutes into the match, FC Yalaz's Staf Schoenmaekers sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thomas-Jan Tilemans narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Staf Schoenmaekers 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Simon Lefebre got free with Tommas Krabbe in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 17th match minute, FC Yalaz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viktor Coremans to maneuver through the defense. Thomas-Jan Tilemans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Staf Schoenmaekers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Staf Schoenmaekers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute, Jesse Winnepennincx reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tommas Krabbe. The goal made the score 1-0. Tommas Krabbe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Simon Lefebre in the 33rd minute. In the 35thth minute of the game Marten Van Der Linden who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Yalaz's Tommas Krabbe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tommas Krabbe made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Marten Van Der Linden sent off a good shot on target. Tommas Krabbe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesse Winnepennincx, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Simon Lefebre got free with Tommas Krabbe in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 46 minutes, Aaron Van Maestricht mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Yalaz and the Velde players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Velde booed when FC Yalaz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aaron Van Maestricht didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Staf Schoenmaekers to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Lorenzo Pelgrims hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thomas-Jan Tilemans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jasper Aelgoet, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Jasper Aelgoet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 57th minute, Lorenzo Pelgrims hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tommas Krabbe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simon Lefebre in the 60th minute of play. Pieterjan Vrankx kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Velde's Thomas-Jan Tilemans proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Velde from getting a goal against them. FC Yalaz's Tommas Krabbe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesse Winnepennincx in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute Octave Dirickx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommas Krabbe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd match minute, FC Yalaz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Van Maestricht to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute, Staf Schoenmaekers 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. In the 78th minute of the match, Jasper Aelgoet tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Thomas-Jan Tilemans saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 79th match minute, FC Yalaz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Goovaers to maneuver through the defense. Simon Lefebre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Tommas Krabbe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joos Meijers kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 87th minute, when FC Yalaz's Stefan Goovaers after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Thomas-Jan Tilemans in Velde's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. FC Yalaz's Staf Schoenmaekers got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Velde's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.