League

Gelrode
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to KSV Schoonbeek getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Eric Van den Paenhuysen hit a great ball. Evert-Jan Kerkhofs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lenny De Smedt having to interfere. KSV Schoonbeek's Lenny De Smedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evert-Jan Kerkhofs in the 10th minute of play. Gust Colebinders fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dimitri Gysens having to interfere. Dimitri Gysens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gust Colebinders, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute Evert-Jan Kerkhofs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lenny De Smedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Danny Vercalsteren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Lenny De Smedt made a huge save. After having played for 29 minutes, Kieth Toeback managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KSV Schoonbeek's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kieth Toeback was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Will Van Huele fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lenny De Smedt having to interfere. Danny Vercalsteren scored 1-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lenny De Smedt, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With an all-out effort, Gelrode's Lenny De Smedt threw himself towards the right post 37 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Evert-Jan Kerkhofs, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Will Van Huele fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lenny De Smedt having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Kieth Toeback managed to get in a good position for a shot. KSV Schoonbeek's supporters rose to their feet, but Kieth Toeback was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dimitri Gysens breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 44th match minute, KSV Schoonbeek was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nico Bernage to maneuver through the defense. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Evert-Jan Kerkhofs to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Arnold De Messemaekere managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gelrode's supporters rose to their feet, but Arnold De Messemaekere was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lenny De Smedt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Evert-Jan Kerkhofs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lenny De Smedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evert-Jan Kerkhofs in the 66th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the game, Gelrode's Arnold De Messemaekere nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lenny De Smedt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Dimitri Gysens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kieth Toeback, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 79 minutes, Arnold De Messemaekere managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gelrode's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arnold De Messemaekere was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Evert-Jan Kerkhofs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Lenny De Smedt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Will Van Huele sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gust Colebinders kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Danny Vercalsteren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lenny De Smedt having to interfere. Lenny De Smedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evert-Jan Kerkhofs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Gelrode fans cheered their team off the field, for while KSV Schoonbeek had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.