League

Yvoir
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marnix Wans took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to R.Standard Liège getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Giovanny Heijligem hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the match, KVSK Yvoir's Marnix Wans sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maxim-Alexander De Clerk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Emanuel Loozen came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the R.Standard Liège 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 Emanuel Loozen couldn't finish the play. R.Standard Liège's Maxim-Alexander De Clerk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save R.Standard Liège from getting a goal against them. 29 minutes into the game, Diederik Pelegrims was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. R.Standard Liège's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KVSK Yvoir the free kick. After a rather tough play, R.Standard Liège's Diederik Pelegrims got a free kick in the 29th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marnix Wans in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maxim-Alexander De Clerk saved R.Standard Liège from getting behind. Marnix Wans was extremely unlucky when he, in the 33rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. A collision led to R.Standard Liège getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Emanuel Loozen hit a great ball. If Christof Van Dock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st minute, Jeffery Buyck reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Maxim-Alexander De Clerk. The goal made the score 1-0. If Christof Van Dock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daan Van den Driesch to strike the kick off in the second half. KVSK Yvoir's Jacob Vandeput played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daan Van den Driesch in the 52nd minute of play. With a little luck, KVSK Yvoir's Jacob Vandeput got control of the ball when Emanuel Loozen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ivan De Vriendt hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Maxim-Alexander De Clerk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christof Van Dock's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Marnix Wans scored 2-1 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maxim-Alexander De Clerk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Christof Van Dock received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Maxim-Alexander De Clerk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jacob Vandeput made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daan Van den Driesch in the 81st minute of play. Maxim-Alexander De Clerk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marnix Wans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marnix Wans blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maxim-Alexander De Clerk having to make a save. The supporters of KVSK Yvoir booed when R.Standard Liège was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Van Leemputten didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maxim-Alexander De Clerk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marnix Wans's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. Christof Van Dock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Christof Van Dock's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maxim-Alexander De Clerk was relentless in the 97th minute of the game.