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De hel van reppel
Spectators: 7424 (Terracing: 5575, Seating: 1709, VIP seats: 140) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jan-Simon Pannekoek got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute Berten vrolijx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Iratxo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rolf Van Brusselen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lou Neirynck in the 5th minute of play. Rolf Van Brusselen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jelle Elens, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After 7 played minutes RC Reppel got a freekick which was hit by Thys Stroobant. Rolf Van Brusselen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lou Neirynck in the 8th minute of the match. When Victor Rezende came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the KSV Coolegem 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 Victor Rezende couldn't finish the play. RC Reppel's Rolf Van Brusselen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Van Hallebeeck in the 12th minute of play. Rolf Van Brusselen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lou Neirynck went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cesar Paaps during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 18 minutes into the match, Jelle Elens had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rolf Van Brusselen. RC Reppel's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jelle Elens was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 24th minute Lou Neirynck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rolf Van Brusselen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, RC Reppel's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Rezende came free, but Rolf Van Brusselen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, RC Reppel's goal looked a bit too open when Jelle Elens came free, but Rolf Van Brusselen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th match minute, RC Reppel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan-Simon Pannekoek to maneuver through the defense. Rolf Van Brusselen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Rezende, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Rezende in the 30th minute of play forced RC Reppel's goalkeeper Rolf Van Brusselen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Rezende in the 31st minute of play forced RC Reppel's goalkeeper Rolf Van Brusselen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 33 played minutes RC Reppel got a freekick which was hit by Jannis Van Beets. RC Reppel's Rolf Van Brusselen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Patrido in the 37th minute of play. After 39 minutes of play, KSV Coolegem's Jelle Elens made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rolf Van Brusselen was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jelle Elens was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Jelle Elens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rolf Van Brusselen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th minute of the match Balthazar De Boel sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abelardo Iratxo skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Simon Pannekoek in the 56th minute of play forced KSV Coolegem's goalkeeper Abelardo Iratxo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rolf Van Brusselen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jelle Elens, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Lou Neirynck could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Rolf Van Brusselen made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Victor Rezende got free with Rolf Van Brusselen in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jelle Elens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Rolf Van Brusselen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thys Stroobant kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jelle Elens in the 69th minute of play forced RC Reppel's goalkeeper Rolf Van Brusselen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 75 minutes into the match, RC Reppel's goal looked a bit too open when Cesar Paaps came free, but Rolf Van Brusselen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Victor Rezende had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rolf Van Brusselen. RC Reppel's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Victor Rezende was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Rolf Van Brusselen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jelle Elens in the 80th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, RC Reppel's goal looked a bit too open when Jelle Elens came free, but Rolf Van Brusselen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rolf Van Brusselen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jelle Elens in the 85th minute of play. Jelle Elens received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rolf Van Brusselen came out and tried to block the shot, but Jelle Elens slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 85th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Jelle Elens dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rolf Van Brusselen, 0-6. Abelardo Iratxo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan-Simon Pannekoek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee gave KSV Coolegem a penalty, 97 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Lou Neirynck, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of RC Reppel's Rolf Van Brusselen. 0-7. KSV Coolegem's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.