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Snikberg
Spectators: 7329 (Terracing: 5536, Seating: 1697, VIP seats: 96) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lieven Knockaert made the kick off which started today's match. Sylvain Wolfdoncx took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abraham Carpenter. Abraham Carpenter dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Mathieu Bruyninckx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lieven Knockaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lieven Knockaert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Mathieu Bruyninckx tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gustave Rondou in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abraham Carpenter prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sylvain Wolfdoncx might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abraham Carpenter. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sylvain Wolfdoncx ran back to his position shaking his head. 19 minutes into the game, Bernt Steuckens was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. VC Nieuwpoort's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave De Grinsels 2.0 R3b0øT the free kick. A collision led to VC Nieuwpoort getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Bernt Steuckens hit a great ball. With splendid footwork Isaac Van Aertvinck arrived in front of goal to shoot 1-1 by the left pole in the game's 20th minute. Lieven Knockaert blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mathieu Bruyninckx having to make a save. After some careless play in the De Grinsels 2.0 R3b0øT defense, Gustave Rondou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Abraham Carpenter. The De Grinsels 2.0 R3b0øT fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Abraham Carpenter should have stopped the shot. Isaac Van Aertvinck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Mathieu Bruyninckx tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 47 minutes into the game, Lode Quintens was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. De Grinsels 2.0 R3b0øT's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave VC Nieuwpoort the free kick. After a rather tough play, De Grinsels 2.0 R3b0øT's Lode Quintens got a free kick in the 47th minute. Abraham Carpenter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustave Rondou in the 48th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sylvain Wolfdoncx to make the kick off. De Grinsels 2.0 R3b0øT's Lieven Knockaert got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. De Grinsels 2.0 R3b0øT's Abraham Carpenter proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save De Grinsels 2.0 R3b0øT from getting a goal against them. VC Nieuwpoort's Sylvain Wolfdoncx got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edward Roose hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. 70 minutes into the match, Gustave Rondou had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abraham Carpenter. De Grinsels 2.0 R3b0øT's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gustave Rondou was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Isaac Van Aertvinck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the VC Nieuwpoort defense, Lieven Knockaert kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mathieu Bruyninckx. The VC Nieuwpoort fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mathieu Bruyninckx should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, VC Nieuwpoort's Gustave Rondou got a free kick in the 84th minute. Mathieu Bruyninckx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaac Van Aertvinck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, VC Nieuwpoort's Laurenz Wollans got a free kick in the 92nd minute. When Anthony Tuerlinckx fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored De Grinsels 2.0 R3b0øT's protests and gave Anthony Tuerlinckx a yellow card for diving instead. Anthony Tuerlinckx kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The VC Nieuwpoort supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing VC Nieuwpoort would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.