League

Floreffe
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) Floreffe's Brian Van Beetz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Quillian Tubbackx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Quillian Tubbackx recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 12 minutes into the match, Lauwe's goal looked a bit too open when Brian Van Beetz came free, but Leo Coekelbergh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Julien Franckx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Floreffe's Brian Van Beetz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Leo Coekelbergh. That made the score 1-0 after 14 minutes of play. In the 19th minute, Julien Franckx ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leo Coekelbergh was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Leo Coekelbergh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julien Franckx in the 24th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Julien Franckx got free with Leo Coekelbergh in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lauwe's Leo Coekelbergh proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Lauwe from getting a goal against them. Brian Van Beetz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Leo Coekelbergh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 33 minutes into the match, Julien Franckx had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leo Coekelbergh. Lauwe's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Julien Franckx was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After 35 minutes, Axel Van Meerbeek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lauwe and the Floreffe players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 35th match minute, Lauwe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Axel Van Meerbeek to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the match, Lauwe's goalkeeper Leo Coekelbergh had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Julien Franckx. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Quillian Tubbackx to make the kick off. A collision led to Lauwe getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Joeri Van Impe hit a great ball. If Quillian Tubbackx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Brian Van Beetz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leo Coekelbergh having to interfere. If Romain Verhaegen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joery Gilis in the 75th minute of play forced Lauwe's goalkeeper Leo Coekelbergh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Axel Roulin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Quillian Tubbackx's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Leo Coekelbergh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julien Franckx in the 82nd minute of play. In the 85th minute, Romain Verhaegen made a precise shot to the right of Axel Roulin. Floreffe's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Axel Roulin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roben De Scheper, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Floreffe's Axel Roulin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roben De Scheper in the 97th minute of play.