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X-Sjans Arena
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) X-Sjans's Albertus Matthijs 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albertus Matthijs during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, X-Sjans's Albertus Matthijs got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Ben Elsen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Teun Verhagen having to make a save. Rein Gyselinck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joery Machiels's late challenge caught a X-Sjans's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joery Machiels helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Wendelghem's Joery Machiels got a free kick in the 14th minute. Emanuel Van Acker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ian De Mesemaekre in the 17th minute. In the 19th minute Ben Elsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teun Verhagen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st match minute, X-Sjans was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mathias-Alexander Winnepennincx to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ian De Mesemaekre got free with Emanuel Van Acker in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Ben Elsen came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Wendelghem 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 Ben Elsen couldn't finish the play. Rein Gyselinck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Teun Verhagen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rein Gyselinck, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Rein Gyselinck's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Teun Verhagen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Ben Elsen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Teun Verhagen having to make a save. Ben Elsen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teun Verhagen having to interfere. 38 minutes into the game, Maxime Koens was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. X-Sjans's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wendelghem the free kick. The supporters of Wendelghem booed when X-Sjans was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maxime Koens didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Ben Elsen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. X-Sjans's Teun Verhagen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rein Gyselinck in the 41st minute of play. If Ian De Mesemaekre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albertus Matthijs in the 44th minute of play forced Wendelghem's goalkeeper Emanuel Van Acker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rein Gyselinck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teun Verhagen having to interfere. Ben Elsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Teun Verhagen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rein Gyselinck stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Teun Verhagen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rein Gyselinck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Teun Verhagen managed to avoid a goal in the 56thth minute, when Wendelghem's Rein Gyselinck fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Amaury Verhaghen hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Teun Verhagen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rein Gyselinck, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. When Mathias-Alexander Winnepennincx came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the X-Sjans 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 Mathias-Alexander Winnepennincx couldn't finish the play. Rein Gyselinck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. During the 72nd minute of the match Joery Machiels completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Joery Machiels a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Joery Machiels kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Ian De Mesemaekre managed to get in a good position for a shot. X-Sjans's supporters rose to their feet, but Ian De Mesemaekre was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuel Van Acker breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emanuel Van Acker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ian De Mesemaekre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Ben Elsen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Teun Verhagen. That made the score 0-1 in the 83 minute of play. Rein Gyselinck kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. When Ben Elsen came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Wendelghem 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 Ben Elsen couldn't finish the play. In the 90th minute, Rein Gyselinck got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vincent Schoenmakers during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vincent Schoenmakers kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. The X-Sjans fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Wendelghem were clearly better and deserved to take the win.