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Nieuwkerke
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Christoffel Tubbackx kicked off to start the match. Christoph Verstuyft received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Bas van der Eycken tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bas van der Eycken made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Artuur Breugelmans sent off a good shot on target. Bas van der Eycken made an important save on a dangerous shot by Artuur Breugelmans in the 11th minute. In the 11th match minute, La Furia Roja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Damman to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, La Furia Roja's Christoffel Tubbackx got a free kick in the 16th minute. Edward Van den Berghe charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edward Van den Berghe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of AFC Richmond booed when La Furia Roja was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edward Van den Berghe didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 20 minutes of play, AFC Richmond's Artuur Breugelmans made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bas van der Eycken was left in no man's land by his defense there! Artuur Breugelmans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bas van der Eycken having to interfere. Bas van der Eycken was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Christoph Verstuyft showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 30 minute of play. After 34 played minutes AFC Richmond got a freekick which was hit by Ralf Van Kestbeek. In the 36th minute Christoffel Tubbackx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maxim Mestdagh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Artuur Breugelmans succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 37th playminute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Christoph Verstuyft made the kick off in the second half. Arnaud Aerts charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arnaud Aerts the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Arnaud Aerts hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Artuur Breugelmans received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Bas van der Eycken tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60th minute, Siebe Tombeur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 61st minute, Rene Heremans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bas van der Eycken stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Artuur Breugelmans's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Bas van der Eycken showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christoph Verstuyft, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. If Christoph Verstuyft had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bas van der Eycken made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artuur Breugelmans in the 73rd minute of play. Artuur Breugelmans received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Bas van der Eycken tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Artuur Breugelmans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Artuur Breugelmans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aaron Damman during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 83rd minute, Aaron Damman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 93 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's Artuur Breugelmans sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bas van der Eycken narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, AFC Richmond's Maxim Mestdagh got control of the ball when Arne Van Den Bosche tried to sneak it across the goal line. Artuur Breugelmans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.