League

Vinkwijk Stadion
Spectators: 7436 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 50) Vinkwijk's Glenn Neesens 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. In the 15th match minute, Vinkwijk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tran Cockx to maneuver through the defense. Koen Cesters sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Glenn Neesens managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vinkwijk's supporters rose to their feet, but Glenn Neesens was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geert-Jan Lievens breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Vinkwijk's Glenn Neesens in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SK Warisoulx's goalie prevented a goal. After 25 minutes SK Warisoulx's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tran Cockx who took care of the corner kick. 27 minutes into the game, Benny Vanden Broucke cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Geert-Jan Lievens was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Koen Cesters fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lenny Vrolijcx having to interfere. Hendrik Van Cauwenbergh kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Benny Vanden Broucke charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benny Vanden Broucke the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Koen Cesters, 43 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind SK Warisoulx's goalkeeper Geert-Jan Lievens, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alain Volle to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, SK Warisoulx's goal looked a bit too open when Glenn Neesens came free, but Geert-Jan Lievens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Koen Cesters sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tran Cockx kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Geert-Jan Lievens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Glenn Neesens in the 74th minute of play. 75 minutes into the game, Benny Vanden Broucke cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Geert-Jan Lievens was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Koen Cesters blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lenny Vrolijcx having to make a save. Lenny Vrolijcx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alain Volle in the 83rd minute of play. Geert-Jan Lievens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benny Vanden Broucke in the 88th minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Vinkwijk's goal looked a bit too open when Koen Cesters came free, but Lenny Vrolijcx reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benny Vanden Broucke in the 94th minute of play forced SK Warisoulx's goalkeeper Geert-Jan Lievens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the SK Warisoulx players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Vinkwijk.