League

Noobley Stadium
Spectators: 7570 (Terracing: 5679, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Geert-Jan Verduijn kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind KAA Arbre's goalkeeper Giles De Custer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 7thth minute of the game Jorden Van der Vloedt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but OS Nooby United's Angelo Baert was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cederic De Vriendt in the 10th minute of play forced OS Nooby United's goalkeeper Angelo Baert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Geert-Jan Verduijn in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Giles De Custer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dreas den Ronden hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 18 minutes into the match, Jorden Van der Vloedt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angelo Baert. OS Nooby United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jorden Van der Vloedt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Cederic De Vriendt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Angelo Baert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cederic De Vriendt in the 25th minute of the match. Jorden Van der Vloedt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Angelo Baert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, OS Nooby United's Dimitri De Roeck got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 34th minute of the match Leopold Langendonck sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Angelo Baert skillfully saved the ball. Angelo Baert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cederic De Vriendt in the 36th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in KAA Arbre's zone, Christiaan Huybrechts stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giles De Custer came out of the goal and Christiaan Huybrechts tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. KAA Arbre's Giles De Custer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geert-Jan Verduijn in the 43rd minute of play. Geert-Jan Verduijn received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Giles De Custer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jorden Van der Vloedt to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jorden Van der Vloedt in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Angelo Baert saved OS Nooby United from getting behind. Michael Engelberchs hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. KAA Arbre's Cederic De Vriendt got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 75th match minute, OS Nooby United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sam Van Malcot to maneuver through the defense. An unexpected shot in the 79th minute by Cederic De Vriendt got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Giles De Custer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geert-Jan Verduijn, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Cederic De Vriendt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angelo Baert having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Dimitri De Roeck 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. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. KAA Arbre had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.