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Latem Stadion
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1460, VIP seats: 40) Diedrik Vrijdags started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Johny Loosen hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Basiel Loosen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. William Van Bouschot took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lorenzo Rosseels. RedBull Antwerp's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Basiel Loosen got free with Laurens Lissens in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Bergwijk getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Richey De Jong hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute Diedrik Vrijdags shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurens Lissens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. RedBull Antwerp's Lorenzo Rosseels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hendrik Stas in the 32nd minute of play. Alfred Dewolf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Lorenzo Rosseels tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hendrik Stas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lorenzo Rosseels having to interfere. In the 39th minute, Alfred Dewolf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 45 minutes into the match, RedBull Antwerp's goal looked a bit too open when Hendrik Stas came free, but Lorenzo Rosseels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Diedrik Vrijdags scored 1-0 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Laurens Lissens, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Diedrik Vrijdags sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bergwijk's goalkeeper Laurens Lissens, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alfred Dewolf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lorenzo Rosseels having to interfere. Lorenzo Rosseels took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hendrik Stas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in RedBull Antwerp's zone, Hendrik Stas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lorenzo Rosseels came out of the goal and Hendrik Stas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Diedrik Vrijdags had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Johny Loosen made a great header on Bergwijk's corner, it was just that RedBull Antwerp's Lorenzo Rosseels managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, RedBull Antwerp's Lorenzo Rosseels got control of the ball when Alfred Dewolf tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bergwijk's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Johny Loosen in the 99th minute. RedBull Antwerp's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.