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Stade de Victoire
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Roland Berckmans made the kick off which started today's match. If Timothy Grootjans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roland Berckmans could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Staf Armentier made a huge save. Staf Armentier made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cederik Claeys in the 13th minute. Ruislede's Staf Armentier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roland Berckmans in the 14th minute of play. Nickopolis's Levi Coryn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timothy Grootjans in the 17th minute of play. Nickopolis's Levi Coryn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martijn Camps in the 18th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Timothy Grootjans in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Levi Coryn saved Nickopolis from getting behind. If Roland Berckmans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ruislede's goalkeeper Staf Armentier, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 28th minute Nickopolis were awarded a corner. Roy Van Den Eynden went to the cornerflag to take it. Levi Coryn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martijn Camps in the 33rd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the game, Nicolas Van den Panhuyzen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nickopolis's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ruislede the free kick. 36 minutes into the game, Thomas-Jan de Nijs cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Levi Coryn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 41st minute Roland Berckmans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Staf Armentier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cederik Claeys sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Timothy Grootjans was the one to do the kick off. Levi Coryn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timothy Grootjans in the 53rd minute of the match. Roland Berckmans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roland Berckmans succeeded in the game's 56th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. Staf Armentier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roland Berckmans, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 63 minutes into the match, Nickopolis's goalkeeper Levi Coryn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martijn Camps. When Timothy Grootjans came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Ruislede 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 Timothy Grootjans couldn't finish the play. Timothy Grootjans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Levi Coryn having to interfere. Ruislede's Timothy Grootjans got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Levi Coryn was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Timothy Grootjans showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 78 minute of play. When Victor Lejeune fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ruislede's protests and gave Victor Lejeune a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Ruislede's Victor Lejeune got a free kick in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timothy Grootjans in the 86th minute of play forced Nickopolis's goalkeeper Levi Coryn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Roland Berckmans managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nickopolis's supporters rose to their feet, but Roland Berckmans was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Staf Armentier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roland Berckmans received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Staf Armentier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.