League

Tieheide
Spectators: 6712 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 0) KAA Tieheide's Alain Sempels 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 7th minute Stephan Blommaert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lauren Rauvoets saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Kenney Tijs's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lauren Rauvoets was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. 12 minutes into the match, KAA Tieheide's goal looked a bit too open when Kenney Tijs came free, but Lauren Rauvoets reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, KAA Tieheide's goal looked a bit too open when Kenney Tijs came free, but Lauren Rauvoets reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stephan Blommaert in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lauren Rauvoets saved KAA Tieheide from getting behind. Lauren Rauvoets took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kenney Tijs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to KAA Tieheide getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Cederik Neels hit a great ball. After 28 played minutes, Koekentroef's Steve Van Emelen shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lauren Rauvoets came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Koekentroef reached it. If Stephan Blommaert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 0-1 became the score in the 39th minute when Stephan Blommaert elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stephan Blommaert in the 43rd minute of play forced KAA Tieheide's goalkeeper Lauren Rauvoets to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. KAA Tieheide's Lauren Rauvoets played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kenney Tijs in the 45th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kenney Tijs made a kick off. Stephan Blommaert might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lauren Rauvoets. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stephan Blommaert ran back to his position shaking his head. Peter-Jan De Bisschop fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jurgen Van Essche having to interfere. Stephan Blommaert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lauren Rauvoets having to interfere. A collision led to KAA Tieheide getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Gust Van Aarschot hit a great ball. Kenney Tijs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lauren Rauvoets having to interfere. Lauren Rauvoets made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kenney Tijs in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd match minute, KAA Tieheide was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gust Van Aarschot to maneuver through the defense. After 80 played minutes Koekentroef got a freekick which was hit by Ben Tilemans. Lauren Van Gorp hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in KAA Tieheide's zone, Stephan Blommaert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lauren Rauvoets came out of the goal and Stephan Blommaert tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Stephan Blommaert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Koekentroef eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.