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Sint-Maria-Oudenhove
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Sint-Maria-Oudenhove 's Roderik Schepens started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Arthur Bekaert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Armand Cockaerts tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bastian De Raeijmaeker struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Armand Cockaerts didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hargimont. After 16 minutes, Leon Liebrechts mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sint-Maria-Oudenhove and the Hargimont players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leon Liebrechts hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Armand Cockaerts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bastian De Raeijmaeker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Charl Van Laer kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. If Leon Liebrechts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Siebe Mathy lost his temper 28 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 28 minutes into the game, one of Sint-Maria-Oudenhove :s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Emanuel De Cerpel hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Bastian De Raeijmaeker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Armand Cockaerts tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Jacob Sevenants made a precise shot to the right of Armand Cockaerts. Sint-Maria-Oudenhove 's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Arthur Bekaert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bastian De Raeijmaeker stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Willy Cuppens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovanni van Hacht having to interfere. If Leon Liebrechts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpected shot in the 57th minute by Arthur Bekaert got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 59th minute, Sint-Maria-Oudenhove 's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Arthur Bekaert fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Willy Cuppens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Hargimont's zone, Leon Liebrechts stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giovanni van Hacht came out of the goal and Leon Liebrechts tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Armand Cockaerts didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 88th minute, which inside left pole to 0-4. Armand Cockaerts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bastian De Raeijmaeker in the 95th minute of play. The Hargimont supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Hargimont would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.