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Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pieterjan Caspers got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pieterjan Caspers in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Senne Smits saved AFC Zemst from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Mannen weten waarom's Matthy Servrancx got a free kick in the 7th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Mannen weten waarom's zone, Joost Van der Weijden stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anton van Haecht came out of the goal and Joost Van der Weijden tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 22nd minute of the game. One of Mannen weten waarom:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AFC Zemst:s goal. Senne Smits showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pieterjan Caspers in the 27th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Mannen weten waarom's goal looked a bit too open when Robrecht Hemelaer came free, but Anton van Haecht reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mannen weten waarom's Anton van Haecht played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robrecht Hemelaer in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Patrick Susters left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mannen weten waarom fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Senne Smits came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Mannen weten waarom's Patrick Susters. But to his dismay, Patrick Susters quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Reinaud Van den Ende kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. If Joost Van der Weijden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

A hard shot 55 in the game by Robrecht Hemelaer from a close distance when the talented Anton van Haecht managed to make a qualified save. Mannen weten waarom's players were relieved. 56 minutes into the match, Mannen weten waarom's goal looked a bit too open when Joost Van der Weijden came free, but Anton van Haecht reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Mannen weten waarom fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when Mannen weten waarom's Patrick Susters looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Mannen weten waarom getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Sebbe Vanden Bossche hit a great ball. Patrick Susters fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Senne Smits having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Brecht Sannen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute, Brecht Sannen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Patrick Susters took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Senne Smits. Senne Smits dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Senne Smits took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrick Susters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Joost Van der Weijden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Mannen weten waarom fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when Mannen weten waarom's Patrick Susters looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, Mannen weten waarom's Cederik Vissenaeckens got a free kick in the 92nd minute. After 96 played minutes Mannen weten waarom got a freekick which was hit by Pieterjan Caspers. When Mannen weten waarom's Pieterjan Caspers in the 100th minute got a chance for a shot 100th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Zemst's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Mannen weten waarom had won after a very even match.