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Trois-Ponts
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Klaus De Messemaecker in the 3rd minute of play forced Trois-Ponts's goalkeeper Timothy Olemans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Niel Waterloos took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Kent Goris to make any attempt to save it. 12 minutes into the game, Neerpelt's Mathis Verstuyft nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Timothy Olemans made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Timothy Olemans came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Neerpelt's Klaus De Messemaecker. But to his dismay, Klaus De Messemaecker quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 23rd minute Klaus De Messemaecker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timothy Olemans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Trois-Ponts's goal looked a bit too open when Klaus De Messemaecker came free, but Timothy Olemans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Mats Bellinkx fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Trois-Ponts's protests and gave Mats Bellinkx a yellow card for diving instead. Mats Bellinkx kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Karel-Jan Godefroid fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kent Goris having to interfere. Jacq Frederickx 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. If Jacq Frederickx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jacq Frederickx in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Timothy Olemans saved Trois-Ponts from getting behind. After 41 minutes, Kenny Streels mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Trois-Ponts and the Neerpelt players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Klaus De Messemaecker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Niel Waterloos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Niel Waterloos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kent Goris having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niel Waterloos in the 57th minute of play forced Neerpelt's goalkeeper Kent Goris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacq Frederickx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Niel Waterloos during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Niel Waterloos hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. The supporters of Neerpelt booed when Trois-Ponts was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerrit Huyterhoeven didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jacq Frederickx took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Timothy Olemans. Timothy Olemans dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jacq Frederickx got free with Timothy Olemans in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gerrit Huyterhoeven during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gerrit Huyterhoeven kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Gerrit Huyterhoeven kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. After 81 minutes of play Trois-Ponts's Gerrit Huyterhoeven was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Neerpelt booed when Trois-Ponts was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerrit Huyterhoeven didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jacq Frederickx received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Timothy Olemans tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 87 minutes in the game, Klaus De Messemaecker fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Timothy Olemans having to interfere. During the 89th minute of the match Niel Waterloos completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Niel Waterloos a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Neerpelt booed when Trois-Ponts was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niel Waterloos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Timothy Olemans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacq Frederickx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Klaus De Messemaecker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jacq Frederickx fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timothy Olemans having to interfere. The Neerpelt players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.