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Knutsegem
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Terry De Vlaeminck kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in KV Knutsegem's zone, Hernán Crespo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andries Van De Wijngaert came out of the goal and Hernán Crespo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 5th minute, Stan Laureijs made a precise shot to the right of Andries Van De Wijngaert. KV Knutsegem's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 8th minute, Ief Uijtterhoeven sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and FC RicardoBG's Aleksey Nametkin didn't even have to move. After a rather tough play, FC RicardoBG's Bill Beaufort got a free kick in the 9th minute. Aleksey Nametkin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gwen Grootjans in the 12th minute. Andries Van De Wijngaert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hernán Crespo in the 17th minute of play. Hernán Crespo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Andries Van De Wijngaert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bill Beaufort sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 24 minutes of play, FC RicardoBG's Hernán Crespo made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andries Van De Wijngaert was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hernán Crespo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andries Van De Wijngaert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stan Laureijs in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, KV Knutsegem's goal looked a bit too open when Stan Laureijs came free, but Andries Van De Wijngaert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bill Beaufort hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Julien Lambrechts charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Julien Lambrechts the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Julien Lambrechts hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute, Bill Beaufort hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The supporters of FC RicardoBG booed when KV Knutsegem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Terry De Vlaeminck didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andries Van De Wijngaert was out of position in the 52 minute of play, and Hernán Crespo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hernán Crespo really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. After 54 played minutes KV Knutsegem got a freekick which was hit by Gwen Grootjans. Hernán Crespo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Andries Van De Wijngaert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 57 minutes into the game, Stan Laureijs lined in a short shot 0-4 behind a frustrated Andries Van De Wijngaert. In the 70th minute, FC RicardoBG's Hernán Crespo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Andries Van De Wijngaert. Andries Van De Wijngaert yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. Henri-Xavier Van Geele sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 74th match minute, KV Knutsegem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilbert Philippaerts to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Julien Lambrechts managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC RicardoBG's supporters rose to their feet, but Julien Lambrechts was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andries Van De Wijngaert breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 84 minutes into the match, KV Knutsegem's goalkeeper Andries Van De Wijngaert had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stan Laureijs. Jean Tobbackers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. FC RicardoBG'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.