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Sint-Kruis
Spectators: 6709 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1709, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pierrot De Pauw made the kick off which started today's match. If Oscar De Weijngaert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sint-Kruis's Nick Van Houtvin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stephen De Beer in the 7th minute of play. In the 10th minute, K. Olsa Brakel's Wesley Hennes seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Wesley Hennes the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of K. Olsa Brakel protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Wesley Hennes had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to K. Olsa Brakel getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Wesley Hennes hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Sint-Kruis's Erwin Van Geertruyen got a free kick in the 13th minute. Erwin Van Geertruyen hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Cihan Erakıncı kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After 24 played minutes K. Olsa Brakel got a freekick which was hit by Gerard De Muysere. After 27 played minutes Sint-Kruis got a freekick which was hit by Pierrot De Pauw. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthony De Hondt in the 32nd minute of play forced Sint-Kruis's goalkeeper Nick Van Houtvin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Stephen De Beer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Sint-Kruis defense, Pino Spoelberch kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nick Van Houtvin. The Sint-Kruis fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nick Van Houtvin should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pino Spoelberch in the 42nd minute of play forced Sint-Kruis's goalkeeper Nick Van Houtvin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Van Clijnenbreugel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierrot De Pauw, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anthony De Hondt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Anthony De Hondt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nick Van Houtvin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. When Stephen De Beer came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the K. Olsa Brakel fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Stephen De Beer couldn't finish the play. When Stephen De Beer came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the K. Olsa Brakel fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Stephen De Beer couldn't finish the play. A collision led to K. Olsa Brakel getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Octaaf Lauwers hit a great ball. Nick Van Houtvin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stephen De Beer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 65 minutes, Oscar De Weijngaert mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the K. Olsa Brakel and the Sint-Kruis players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 65 played minutes K. Olsa Brakel got a freekick which was hit by Oscar De Weijngaert. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pierrot De Pauw in the 66th minute of play forced K. Olsa Brakel's goalkeeper Martin Van Clijnenbreugel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stephen De Beer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nick Van Houtvin was out of position in the 74 minute of play, and Stephen De Beer capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Stephen De Beer really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. In the 80th minute, Ben Van den Panhuizen made a precise shot to the right of Martin Van Clijnenbreugel. K. Olsa Brakel's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Anthony De Hondt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Nick Van Houtvin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nick Van Houtvin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stephen De Beer went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched K. Olsa Brakel eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.