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Esneux
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) Joey Stas made the kick off and thus started the match. Jarne De Vaddere could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Cedrik Rokeloos made a huge save. Dany Sterks took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Francis Van Hallebeecke. Francis Van Hallebeecke dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Dany Sterks sped through Esneux's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Francis Van Hallebeecke. Francis Van Hallebeecke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joey Stas in the 17th minute of play. Dany Sterks recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Francis Van Hallebeecke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dany Sterks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Joey Stas put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Francis Van Hallebeecke. Esneux's Francis Van Hallebeecke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joey Stas in the 31st minute of play. Timothy Fondria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Francis Van Hallebeecke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dany Sterks in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Francis Van Hallebeecke saved Esneux from getting behind. Francis Van Hallebeecke didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dany Sterks went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. If Joey Stas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The audience was convinced that Dany Sterks's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francis Van Hallebeecke was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. A hard shot by Ruben Meys from long distance, 58 minutes into the match, got Francis Van Hallebeecke's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Harrie Iansens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Cedrik Rokeloos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Dany Sterks's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francis Van Hallebeecke was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Francis Van Hallebeecke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dany Sterks, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 72nd minute, Dany Sterks ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Francis Van Hallebeecke was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. The Tropicalchelsea fans' excitement grew in the 76th match minute when Tropicalchelsea's Joey Stas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-8 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 79th minute, Jaspar Van Goethem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tropicalchelsea's Marc Vandenberge was substituted for Dany Sterks. The supporters of Esneux booed when Tropicalchelsea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaspar Van Goethem didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Tropicalchelsea's Joos Naets got a free kick in the 81st minute. After having played for 82 minutes, Dyllen Vounckx managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esneux's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dyllen Vounckx was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Francis Van Hallebeecke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marc Vandenberge in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marc Vandenberge in the 86th minute of play forced Esneux's goalkeeper Francis Van Hallebeecke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the game, Iwan Dubilas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tropicalchelsea's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Esneux the free kick. The supporters of Esneux booed when Tropicalchelsea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iwan Dubilas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joey Stas made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 95thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Francis Van Hallebeecke would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. In the 97th minute, Iwan Dubilas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tropicalchelsea'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.