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Spectators: 7596 (Terracing: 5698, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) Pieterjan Caspers made the kick off and thus started the match. When Jesse Winnepennincx came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Velde 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 Jesse Winnepennincx couldn't finish the play. Simon Lefebre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Jesse Winnepennincx's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anton van Haecht was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Anton van Haecht made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesse Winnepennincx in the 8th minute of play. Pieterjan Caspers got in the 16th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Thomas-Jan Tilemans handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Mannen weten waarom's zone, Simon Lefebre stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anton van Haecht came out of the goal and Simon Lefebre tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Simon Lefebre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anton van Haecht took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jesse Winnepennincx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute, Mannen weten waarom's Pieterjan Caspers dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 38 minutes into the game, Velde's Jesse Winnepennincx nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anton van Haecht made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Anton van Haecht showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jesse Winnepennincx in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Jesse Winnepennincx ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anton van Haecht was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jesse Winnepennincx to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 54 minutes, Jesse Winnepennincx managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Velde's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jesse Winnepennincx was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jesse Winnepennincx fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anton van Haecht having to interfere. Octave Dirickx kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Velde's Anton van Haecht threw himself towards the right post 69 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jesse Winnepennincx, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience held their breath when Frederick Delamenin in the 76th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Thomas-Jan Tilemans's left hand side. Pieterjan Caspers kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 80thth minute of the game Pieterjan Caspers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Velde's Thomas-Jan Tilemans was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jesse Winnepennincx received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Anton van Haecht 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 Simon Lefebre got free with Anton van Haecht in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jesse Winnepennincx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anton van Haecht made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Simon Lefebre sent off a good shot on target. Thomas-Jan Tilemans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pieterjan Caspers in the 93rd minute of play. Velde played a much better game than Mannen weten waarom and deserved their victory. The Mannen weten waarom players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.